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Recessed
see synonyms of recessedAdjective
having a sunken area
Example Sentences:'hunger gave their faces a sunken look'
2. recessed
resembling an alcove
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Recessed
see synonyms of recessedadjective
(of a door, window, etc) set into the surrounding wall
a wide passage, lit from one side by recessed windows
thick glass recessed into the ceiling
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Recessed
see synonyms of recessedn.
1.
a. A temporary cessation of the customary activities of an engagement, occupation, or pursuit: The chairman of the committee called for a recess until Thursday. See Synonyms at pause.
b. A period in the school day during which students are given time to play or relax.
2. often recesses A remote, secret, or secluded place: a bird that lives deep in the recesses of the forest.
3.
a. An indentation or small hollow: Dirt accumulated in the recesses of the statue.
b. An alcove.
v. re·cessed, re·cess·ing, re·cess·es
v.tr.
1. To place in a recess.
2. To create or fashion a recess in: recessed a portion of the wall.
3. To suspend for a recess: The committee chair recessed the hearings.
v.intr.
To take a recess: The investigators recessed for lunch.
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