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ENGLISH: recess - CREOLE: rekreyasyon

Overview of noun recess

The noun recess has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts)

1. deferral, recess -- (a state of abeyance or suspended business)

2. recess, recession, niche, corner -- (a small concavity)

3. inlet, recess -- (an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands))

4. recess, niche -- (an enclosure that is set back or indented)

5. respite, recess, break, time out -- (a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate")

Overview of verb recess

The verb recess has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (2) recess -- (put into a recess; "recess lights")

2. recess -- (make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood")

3. adjourn, recess, break up -- (close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned")