recess
recess is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 8 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy. In the recess of the jury they are to consider the evidence. Sir M. Hale. Good verse recess and solitude requires. Dryden.
- 2.Remission or suspension of business or procedure; intermission, as of a legislative body, court, or school. The recess of . . . Parliament lasted six weeks. Macaulay.
- 3.Part of a room formed by the receding of the wall, as an alcove, niche, etc. A bed which stood in a deep recess. W. Irving.
- 4.A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion. Departure from his happy place, our sweet Recess, and only consolation left. Milton.
- 5.Secret or abstruse part; as, the difficulties and recesses of science. I. Watts.
- 6.(Bot. & Zoöl.) A sinus.
- 7.To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.
- 8.A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire. Brande & C.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abditory
- adytum
- ambuscade
- ambush
- and
- back
- background
- bed
- best
- blend
- blind
- blinker
- breath
- breathing
- cease
- cessation
- chair
- cloak
- closet
- cloud
- concealed
- concealment
- cover
- crypt
- curtain
- danger
- day
- deceive
- disguise
- domino
- down
- drawer
- dress
- ease
- easy
- ever
- fallow
- for
- halt
- hand
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is recess.
- What is the state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy. In the recess of the jury they are to consider the evidence. Sir M. Hale. Good verse recess and solitude requires. Dryden called?
- What is remission or suspension of business or procedure; intermission, as of a legislative body, court, or school. The recess of . . . Parliament lasted six weeks. Macaulay called?
- What is part of a room formed by the receding of the wall, as an alcove, niche, etc. A bed which stood in a deep recess. W. Irving called?
- What is a place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion. Departure from his happy place, our sweet Recess, and only consolation left. Milton called?
- What is secret or abstruse part; as, the difficulties and recesses of science. I. Watts called?
- What is to make a recess in; as, to recess a wall called?
- What is a decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire. Brande & C called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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