Main entry: recess, respite, time out, break
Definition: a pause from doing something (as work)
Usage: we took a 10-minute break; he took time out to recuperate
Definition: an enclosure that is set back or indented
Definition: an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
Main entry: corner, niche, recess, recession
Definition: a small concavity
Definition: a state of abeyance or suspended business
Main entry: break up, adjourn, recess
Definition: close at the end of a session
Usage: The court adjourned
Main entry: recess
Definition: make a recess in
Usage: recess the piece of wood
Main entry: recess
Definition: put into a recess
Usage: recess lights