noun A depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening.
Put a generous recess behind the handle for finger space.
noun A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest; a niche.
noun The place in a prison where the communal lavatories are located.
noun A hidden, innermost, or inaccessible place or part of a place. A place of retirement, retreat, or seclusion. An obscure, remote, or secret situation.
the difficulties and recesses of science
noun A place of retirement, retreat, or seclusion.
noun An obscure, remote, or secret situation.
the difficulties and recesses of science
noun A temporary stoppage of an activity; a break, a pause.
Spring recess offers a good chance to travel.
noun A period of time when the proceedings of a committee, court of law, parliament, or other official body are temporarily suspended.
The legislation was hustled through before the recess.