noun Download 🔗Share A break, pause or vacation. Examples : "Spring recess offers a good chance to travel." time period event education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share A time of play during the school day, usually on a playground; break, playtime. Examples : "Students who do not listen in class will not play outside during recess." time education entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire. Examples : "The recess of the diet declared a temporary halt to all legislative activity. " politics government history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy. Examples : "The library offered a quiet recess for students needing a break from the noisy hallways. " state being condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion. Examples : "The garden shed provided a quiet recess for the children to play and read. " place area Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To inset into something, or to recede. Examples : "Recess the screw so it does not stick out." architecture part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To take or declare a break. Examples : "Class will recess for 20 minutes." time action event Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To make a recess in. Examples : "to recess a wall" architecture building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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