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    • recess :put into a recess
      • recess lights

    • recess :make a recess in
      • recess the piece of wood

    • recess :close at the end of a session
      • The court adjourned

    • recess :a pause from doing something (as work)
      • we took a 10-minute break|he took time out to recuperate

    • recess :a state of abeyance or suspended business

      • recess :a small concavity

        • recess :an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

          • recess :an enclosure that is set back or indented

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