1re·cess 
/ˈri:ˌsɛs/ noun
plural re·cess·es /ˈri:ˌsɛs/ noun 1 [noncount] US : a short period of time during the school day when children can play
▪ The students play outside after lunch and at/during recess. ▪ Do you have morning recess? —called also (Brit) playtime 2 : a usually brief period of time during which regular activity in a court of law or in a government stops [count] ▪ The judge called for a recess [=break] for lunch. ▪ The Senate debates will continue after the August recess. [noncount] ▪ The Senate wanted to vote on the bill before recess. 3 [count] : a dark, hidden place or part — usually plural — often + of ▪ the dark recesses of the forest ▪ He buried the memory in the deepest recesses of his mind. 4 [count] : a part of a wall that is set back from the rest of the wall
▪ The students play outside after lunch and at/during recess. ▪ Do you have morning recess? —called also (Brit) playtime
