recess in WordNet English dictionary

1. close at the end of a session
   "The court adjourned"
   adjourn  recess  break up 
   
2. make a recess in
   "recess the piece of wood"
   recess 
   
3. put into a recess
   "recess lights"
   recess 
   

1. a pause from doing something (as work)
   "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate"
   respite  recess  break  time out 
   
2. a small concavity
   recess  recession  niche  corner 
   
3. a state of abeyance or suspended business
   deferral  recess 
   
4. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
   inlet  recess 
   
5. an enclosure that is set back or indented
   recess  niche