| the action of receding recession entry 1 |
| a hidden, secret, or secluded place or part |
| indentation, cleft |
| alcove |
| a suspension of business or procedure often for rest or relaxation |
| to put into a recess |
| to make a recess in |
| to interrupt for a recess |
| to take a recess |
| a hidden or secret place |
| a space or little hollow set back (as from the main line of a coast or mountain range) |
| alcove sense 1 |
| a brief period for relaxation between periods of work |
| to put into a recess |
| to make a recess in |
| to interrupt for or take a recess |
| an anatomical depression or cleft fossa |
| a temporary adjournment of a trial, hearing, or legislative session |
