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recess

re·cess
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-ses, ree-ses]
    • /rɪˈsɛs, ˈri sɛs/
    • /rɪˈses/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-ses, ree-ses]
    • /rɪˈsɛs, ˈri sɛs/

Definitions of recess word

  • noun recess temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity. 1
  • noun recess a period of such withdrawal. 1
  • noun recess a receding part or space, as a bay or alcove in a room. 1
  • noun recess an indentation in a line or extent of coast, hills, forest, etc. 1
  • noun recess recesses, a secluded or inner area or part: in the recesses of the palace. 1
  • verb with object recess to place or set in a recess. 1

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Origin of recess

First appearance:

before 1510
One of the 26% oldest English words
1510-20; < Latin recessus a withdrawal, receding part, equivalent to recēd(ere) to recede1 + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > ss

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Parts of speech for Recess

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

recess popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

recess usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for recess

noun recess

  • abeyance — a state of being suspended or put aside temporarily
  • adjournment — An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
  • alcove — An alcove is a small area of a room which is formed by one part of a wall being built further back than the rest of the wall.
  • ambry — a recessed cupboard in the wall of a church near the altar, used to store sacred vessels, etc
  • antechamber — An antechamber is a small room leading into a larger room.

verb recess

  • adjourn — If a meeting or trial is adjourned or if it adjourns, it is stopped for a short time.
  • come to an end — to become completed or exhausted
  • hold off — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • hold over — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.

adv recess

  • at the same time — If two or more things exist, happen, or are true at the same time, they exist, happen, or are true together although they seem to contradict each other.
  • for the moment — for now
  • in the interim — for the time being, in the meantime
  • meantime — the intervening time: The party is Tuesday, but in the meantime I have to shop and prepare the food.

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