Recess

/ɹɪˈsɛs/

Synonyms for "recess" (302 found)

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Closest matches (61)

Noun(16 words)

break niche adjourn adjournment alcove alcoves apse apsesbreak in schedulebreak routinebreaks carack caverns corner corners countersinks

abeyance adjourn adytum alcove apartheid apartness ashram asylum baybolt holebolt-hole bosom break breath breathe breatherbreathing placebreathing spacebreathing spellbreathing time

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cache caesuracall a breakcall a recesscall it a daycall timecarrelcease firecease-fire cell centercigarette breakcloistercocktail hourcoffee breakconcealment continue core corner cove

Verb(4 words)

adjourn adjournedbreak upcountersank

Adjective(1 words)

countersunk

Strong matches (90)

cover covert coverture cranny cubby cubbyhole cubicledark cornerday offdeclare a recessdeepest recessesdefer delay den dent depress depression depths detachment dimple

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dint dissolve downtimedrag outdrop dugoutenforced respiteengrave extend foxholefunk holegaphalf timehalf-time intermissionhalthang firehang uphappy hourheartheart of heartshermitage hesitate hesitation hideaway hideouthidey holehidinghiding placehold offhold overhold upholehole in the wallholiday hollowholy of holiesimpress imprint indent inglenook innerinner landscapeinner lifeinner maninner natureinner recessinner selfinside interim interiorinterior maninterlude intermezzo intermission

Noun(15 words)

crannies crypt deferral demurraldutch brekenembed halftime indentation indenting inlet inset insetting intermissionintermission breakintermissions

Adjective(1 words)

extended pause

Related words (151)

intermit intermittence intern internal interregnum interruption interval intervene intrados inward isolation isolationismivory towerjim crowknock offlair lapselay asidelay bylay off

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lay overlayoff leavelet upletup lull mew niche nook notch off-time oriel pause penetralia pigeonhole pit pitchhole plateau pock pockmarkpoint of reposepostponepress inprivacy privatism privatization prolong prorogate prorogue protract punchpunch inpush asideput asideput offput on icequarantinequiet spellrecesses recession reclusion refuge relief remission reserve respite restresting pointretirement retreat rise roomlet rustication sanctuary sanctumsanctum sanctorumseclusion secrecysecret placesecret placessegregation separation sequestrationset asideset backset byset inshelveshift offsleep onsnuggery soul spellsplendid isolationstampstand downstand overstand-down stashstave offstaystop for breathstretch outsurcease suspend suspension tabletake a breaktake a recesstake a resttake fivetake tentake time outtamptea breakterminatetime offtime outtruce undercovert vacationvital centervitals waive withdrawal

Noun(24 words)

interval lunt moratorium mortice mortices mortises nichesnoneducational activitynooksnorwegian brytepause pocketportuguese intervalorecession respite respitesrest breakstopping suspendtime out

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time-out tsouic undercuts undercutting

Verb(2 words)

mortised notched

Related word relations

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More general

28 entries

abeyancearchitectural featurebody of waterceaseconcave shapeconcavity delay embed enclosure end finish incurvation incurvature indent interval lay

Showing 16 of 28 words.

More specific

9 entries

adjourn alcove break breather carve inset intermission niche playtime

Collocations

8 entries

afternoon recessoutdoor recessrecess bellrecess periodrecess schedulerecess timerecessed lightschool recess

Inflections

3 entries

recessed recesses recessing

Derivations

3 entries

recessive recessively recessiveness

Translations

78 translations across 27 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

μυχός noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

Arabic

1 entries

فُسْحة noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Bulgarian

4 entries

ваканция noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
вдлъбнатина noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
дебри noun (hidden, innermost, or inaccessible place or part of a place)
пауза noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Dutch

1 entries

reces noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Esperanto

1 entries

receso noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

Finnish

4 entries

loma noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
syvennys noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
syvyys noun (hidden, innermost, or inaccessible place or part of a place)
tauko noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

French

1 entries

vacances noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Georgian

3 entries

არდადეგები noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
შესვენება noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
ჩაღრმავება noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

German

4 entries

Aushöhlung noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
Auszeit noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
Ferien noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
Nische noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

Hebrew

1 entries

הַפְסָקָה noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Hungarian

3 entries

mélyedés noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
szünidő noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
zug noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

Indonesian

1 entries

reses noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Italian

3 entries

ferie noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
incavo noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
pausa noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Japanese

4 entries

あそび noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
ゆとり noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
休暇 noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
休業 noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Korean

2 entries

휴가 noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
휴식 noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Latin

1 entries

recessus noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

Macedonian

3 entries

вдлабна́тина noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
о́дмор noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
па́уза noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Māori

1 entries

koko noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

آرالق noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Polish

2 entries

wnęka noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
zakamarek noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

Portuguese

2 entries

recesso noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
recesso noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Romanian

1 entries

vacanță noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Russian

3 entries

кани́кулы noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
переры́в noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
углубле́ние noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

Slovak

2 entries

priehlbina noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
prázdniny noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Spanish

1 entries

receso noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Swedish

4 entries

lov noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
mån noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
paus noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
rast noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Turkish

4 entries

ara noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
boşluk noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
girik noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
girinti noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

Sample sentences

77 total sentences available.

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Let's have some coffee during recess.

Source: tatoeba (19774)

He is lively during recess.

Source: tatoeba (19828)

Congress went into recess.

Source: tatoeba (20019)

The students are having a recess now.

Source: tatoeba (21327)

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