NOUN | state | recess, deferral | a state of abeyance or suspended business |
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shape | recess, recession, niche, corner | a small concavity | |
object | recess, inlet | an arm off of a larger / larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) | |
artifact | recess, niche | an enclosure that is set back or indented | |
act | recess, respite, break, time out | a pause from doing something (as work) | |
VERB | contact | recess | put into a recess |
contact | recess | make a recess in | |
change | recess, adjourn, break up | close at the end of a session |
Sounds | rihseh's; riy'sehs | |
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Rhymes | ABS ... yes: 78 rhymes with ehs... |
Meaning | A state of abeyance or suspended business. | |
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Synonym | deferral | |
Broader | abeyance, suspension | temporary cessation or suspension |
Spanish | pausa | |
Catalan | pausa |
Meaning | A small concavity. | |
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Synonyms | recession, niche, corner | |
Narrower | pharyngeal recess | A small recess in the wall of the pharynx |
Broader | concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature | A shape that curves or bends inward |
Spanish | hueco | |
Catalan | buit | |
Verbs | recess | make a recess in |
recess | put into a recess |
Meaning | An arm off of a larger / larger body of water (often between rocky headlands). | |
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Synonym | inlet | |
Instances | Bristol Channel | An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England |
Saronic Gulf, Gulf of Aegina | A gulf of the Aegean on the southeastern coast of Greece | |
White Sea | A large inlet of the Barents Sea in the northwestern part of European Russia | |
Zuider Zee | A former inlet of the North Sea in the northern coast of the Netherlands | |
Part of | lake | A body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land |
sea | A division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land | |
Narrower | cove | A small inlet |
fjord, fiord | A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs | |
loch | A long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked) | |
Broader | body of water, water | The part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) |
Spanish | abra, bahía, cala, ensenada, rada, seno | |
Catalan | ancó, ansa, badia, cala, rada, si |
Meaning | An enclosure that is set back or indented. | |
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Synonym | niche | |
Narrower | alcove, bay | A small recess opening off a larger / larger room |
apse, apsis | A domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church | |
columbarium, cinerarium | A niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead | |
fireplace, hearth, open fireplace | An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built | |
mihrab | (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca | |
Broader | enclosure | A structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed / enclosed for some purpose |
Spanish | nicho | |
Catalan | nínxol | |
Verbs | recess | put into a recess |
Meaning | A pause from doing something (as work). | |
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Synonyms | respite, break, time out | |
Narrower | spring break | A week or more of recess during the spring term at school |
Broader | pause | temporary inactivity |
Spanish | descanso, pausa, receso, recreo, respiro | |
Catalan | descans, parada, pausa | |
Verbs | recess | close at the end of a session |
Meaning | put into a recess. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "recess lights" | |
Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
Nouns | recess | an enclosure that is set back or indented |
recess | a small concavity |
Meaning | make a recess in. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "recess the piece of wood" | |
Broader | indent | notch the edge of or make jagged |
Spanish | rebajar | |
Catalan | rebaixar | |
Nouns | recess | a small concavity |
Meaning | Close at the end of a session. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
Synonyms | adjourn, break up | |
Broader | end, stop, finish, terminate, cease | Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense |
Spanish | aplazar, posponer | |
Catalan | ajornar, aplaçar | |
Nouns | recess | a pause from doing something (as work) |
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