recess

Meanings

• a state of abeyance or suspended business
• a small concavity
• an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
• an enclosure that is set back or indented
• a pause from doing something (as work)
• put into a recess
  • "recess lights"
• make a recess in
  • "recess the piece of wood"
• close at the end of a session

Synonyms

adjourn, break, break up, corner, deferral, inlet, niche, recession, respite, time out