Synonyms: 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
Similar words: pause
Definition: temporary inactivity
Definition: an enclosure that is set back or indented
Similar words: enclosure
Definition: a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose
Definition: an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
Similar words: body of water, water
Definition: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
Usage: they invaded our territorial waters; they were sitting by the water's edge
Synonyms: corner, niche, recess, recession
Definition: a small concavity
Similar words: incurvation, incurvature, concave shape, concavity
Definition: a shape that curves or bends inward
Definition: a state of abeyance or suspended business
Similar words: suspension, abeyance
Definition: temporary cessation or suspension
Synonyms: break up, adjourn, recess
Definition: close at the end of a session
Usage: The court adjourned
Similar words: cease, stop, terminate, finish, end
Definition: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Usage: the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed; Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other; My property ends by the bushes; The symphony ends in a pianissimo
Synonyms: recess
Definition: make a recess in
Usage: recess the piece of wood
Similar words: indent
Definition: notch the edge of or make jagged
Synonyms: recess
Definition: put into a recess
Usage: recess lights
Similar words: put, place, pose, position, set, lay
Definition: put into a certain place or abstract location
Usage: Put your things here; Set the tray down; Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children; Place emphasis on a certain point