Reference meaning
recess
Last updated
a state of abeyance or suspended business
Related source terms
Other meanings
2. noun
a small concavity
3. noun
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
4. noun
an enclosure that is set back or indented
Source and scope
This definition is reproduced from Princeton WordNet 3.0, sense 14013646-n, under the WordNet 3.0 License. It has not yet received VocabularyBase editorial review. Read the source and license details.