What is the meaning of RECESS. Phrases containing RECESS
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Recess is criminal slang for the room for slopping out in a prison.
adj. The effect of smoking a lot of marijuana. To be stoned. "John's eyes are all bloodshot, I think he got baked at recess." Lyrical reference: T-PAIN LYRICS - I'm Hi I'm half baked like the guy on the couch...Â
A short break, rest or recess. Usually work related. The original term was derived from taking a few minutes rest to smoke a cigarette
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A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.
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The recesses, or innermost parts, of any thing or place, especially of a temple or palace.
v. t.
To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.
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A roof or ceiling covering a semicircular room or recess, or one of nearly that shape, as the apse of a church, a niche, or the like. It is approximately the quarter of a hollow sphere.
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A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides.
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A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore.
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A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding.
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Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess.
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The recessed face of a pediment within the frame made by the upper and lower cornices, being usually a triangular space or table.
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A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a rabbet, or rebate.
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Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal.
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Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall.
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The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.
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Secret or abstruse part; as, the difficulties and recesses of science.
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A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge.
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A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative.
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