1.a state of abeyance or suspended business
2.a small concavity
3.an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
4.an enclosure that is set back or indented
5.a pause from doing something (as work);
we took a 10-minute break
1.put into a recess;
recess lights
2.make a recess in;
recess the piece of wood
3.close at the end of a session;
The court adjourned