All recess synonyms
reΒ·cess
R r noun recess
- anteroom β An anteroom is a small room leading into a larger room.
- adjournment β An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
- womb β the uterus of the human female and certain higher mammals.
- opening β an open or clear space.
- quiescency β Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest.
- jubilee β the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee) fiftieth (golden jubilee) or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)
- bay β A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards.
- closet β A closet is a piece of furniture with doors at the front and shelves inside, which is used for storing things.
- interval β an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- latency β the state of being latent.
- niche β an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- downtime β a time during a regular working period when an employee is not actively productive.
- ambry β a recessed cupboard in the wall of a church near the altar, used to store sacred vessels, etc
- gap β a department in SE France. 2179 sq. mi. (5645 sq. km). Capital: Gap.
- day off β A day off is a day when you do not go to work, even though it is usually a working day.
- interspace β a space between things.
- corner β A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.
- intermission β a short interval between the acts of a play or parts of a public performance, usually a period of approximately 10 or 15 minutes, allowing the performers and audience a rest.
- nook β a corner, as in a room.
- interlude β an intervening episode, period, space, etc.
- cutoff β A cutoff or a cutoff point is the level or limit at which you decide that something should stop happening.
- long weekend β a weekend holiday extended by a day or days on either side
- antra β a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- motionlessness β The property of being motionless.
- cell β A cell is the smallest part of an animal or plant that is able to function independently. Every animal or plant is made up of millions of cells.
- antrum β a natural cavity, hollow, or sinus, esp in a bone
- carrel β A carrel is a desk with low walls on three sides, at which a student can work in private, especially in a library.
- coffee break β A coffee break is a short period of time, usually in the morning or afternoon, when you stop working and have a cup of coffee.
- interregnum β an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign and the accession of his or her normal or legitimate successor.
- antechamber β An antechamber is a small room leading into a larger room.
- bow window β a bay window in the shape of a curve
- idyll β a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like.
- hollow β having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- breather β If you take a breather, you stop what you are doing for a short time and have a rest.
- bastille β a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
- leisure β freedom from the demands of work or duty: She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure.
- abeyance β a state of being suspended or put aside temporarily
- dreaminess β of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- inside β on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- hearthside β fireside.
- alcove β 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.
- holiday β Billie ("Lady Day") 1915β59, U.S. jazz singer.
adv recess
- at the same time β 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.
- meantime β the intervening time: The party is Tuesday, but in the meantime I have to shop and prepare the food.
- for the moment β for now
- in the interim β for the time being, in the meantime
verb recess
- hold off β 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.
- come to an end β to become completed or exhausted
- hold over β 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.