recess


recess (http://definr.com/recess)

     n 1: a state of abeyance or suspended business [syn: deferral]
     2: a small concavity [syn: recession, niche, corner]
     3: an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky
        headlands) [syn: inlet]
     4: an enclosure that is set back or indented [syn: niche]
     5: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute
        break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: respite,
        break, time out]
     v 1: put into a recess; "recess lights"
     2: make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"
     3: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" [syn: adjourn,
         break up]