| NOUN | state | recess, deferral | a state of abeyance or suspended business |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ABS ... yes: 78 rhymes with ehs... | |
| Meaning | A state of abeyance or suspended business. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | deferral | |
| Broader | abeyance, suspension | temporary cessation or suspension |
| Spanish | pausa | |
| Catalan | pausa | |
| Meaning | A small concavity. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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