recess
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
recesses
plural
recesses
Britannica Dictionary definition of RECESS
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
(British)
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
2
recess
/ˈriːˌsɛs/
verb
recesses;
recessed;
recessing
2
recess
/ˈriːˌsɛs/
verb
recesses;
recessed;
recessing
Britannica Dictionary definition of RECESS
US
:
to stop regular activity in a court of law or in a government for a usually short period of time
[no object]
-
The trial recessed for the holidays.
[+ object]
-
The judge decided to recess the trial for the holidays.
