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recess

noun

1 two recesses fitted with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves:

alcove, bay, niche, nook, corner, inglenook;

hollow, cavity;

apse;

Japanese tokonoma;

technical oriel, aumbry, exedra;

archaic tabernacle.

2 (recesses) the deepest recesses of Broadcasting House:

innermost parts/reaches, remote/secret places, dark corners, heart, inner sanctum, interior;

depths, bowels;

informal innards;

rare penetralia.

3 the Commons rises for the Christmas recess on Thursday:

adjournment, break, interlude, interval, rest, intermission, respite, temporary closure, temporary cessation of business;

time off;

British holiday;

North American vacation;

informal breather, time out.

verb

we'll recess for lunch and reconvene at 2 pm:

adjourn, suspend proceedings, take a recess, break, stop, take a break;

informal knock off, take five, take time out.