1. An enclosure that is set back or indented
   "The statue was displayed in a recess in the wall";
   - niche
    
2. A small concavity
   "The statue was placed in a recess in the wall";
   - recession, niche, corner
    
3. A pause from doing something (as work)
   "we took a 10-minute recess";
   - respite, break, time out
    
4. A state of abeyance or suspended business
   "The legislature called a recess for the holiday";
   - deferral

1. Close at the end of a session
   "The court recessed";
   - adjourn, break up
    
2. Put into a recess
   "recess lights"
    
3. Make a recess in
   "recess the piece of wood"

Derived forms: recesses, recessing, recessed

Type of: abeyance, cease, concave shape, concavity, enclosure, end, finish, incurvation, incurvature, indent, lay, pause, place, pose, position, put, set, stop, suspension, terminate

Encyclopedia: Recess, County Galway