RECESS
/ɹɪ.ˈsɛs/
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Scrabble
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WWF
R(1) E(1) C(3) E(1) S(1) S(1)
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Definition
/ɹɪ.ˈsɛs/
noun
- A break, pause or vacation.“Spring recess offers a good chance to travel.”
- An inset, hole, space or opening.“Put a generous recess behind the handle for finger space.”
- A time of play during the school day, usually on a playground; break, playtime.“Students who do not listen in class will not play outside during recess.”
- A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire.
- A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat.“the recess of the tides”
verb
- To inset into something, or to recede.“Recess the screw so it does not stick out.”
- To take or declare a break.“Class will recess for 20 minutes.”
- To appoint, with a recess appointment.
- To make a recess in.“to recess a wall”
adjective
- Remote, distant (in time or place).
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Front hooks: P-RECESS
