Unscramble recesses

Definition of recess

noun:

• a state of abeyance or suspended business. Synonyms: deferral.
• a small concavity. Synonyms: corner, niche, recession.
• an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands). Synonyms: inlet.
• an enclosure that is set back or indented. Synonyms: niche.
• a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break", "he took time out to recuperate". Synonyms: break, respite, time out.

verb:

• put into a recess; "recess lights".
• make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood".
• close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned". Synonyms: adjourn, break up.

Related words

alcove, apse, apsis, bay, cinerarium, columbarium, cove, fiord, fireplace, fjord, hearth, loch, mihrab.

Words nearby

precess.

Rhymes with

abs, acquiesce, address, aggress, assess, bless, bs, caress, chess, coalesce, compress, confess, convalesce, cps, cress, depress, des, digress, dispossess, distress.