Breaktime vs. Recess
Breaktime and Recess Definitions
Breaktime
(US) A break for a worker or workers that splits a period of work.
Recess
A temporary cessation of the customary activities of an engagement, occupation, or pursuit
The chairman of the committee called for a recess until Thursday.
Breaktime
(UK) A break for schoolchildren between lessons.
Recess
A period in the school day during which students are given time to play or relax.
Recess
Often recesses A remote, secret, or secluded place
A bird that lives deep in the recesses of the forest.
Recess
An indentation or small hollow
Dirt accumulated in the recesses of the statue.
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Recess
An alcove.
Recess
To place in a recess.
Recess
To create or fashion a recess in
Recessed a portion of the wall.
Recess
To suspend for a recess
The committee chair recessed the hearings.
Recess
To take a recess
The investigators recessed for lunch.
Recess
(archaic) A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back.
The recess of the tides
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Recess
The state of being withdrawn.
Recess
A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion.
Recess
A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest.
Recess
An inset, hole, hollow space or opening.
Put a generous recess behind the handle for finger space.
Recess
A remote, secret or abstruse place.
The difficulties and recesses of science
Recess
A break, pause or vacation.
Spring recess offers a good chance to travel.
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Recess
(government) A period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended.
Recess
A time of play during the school day, usually on a playground.
Students who do not listen in class will not play outside during recess.
Recess
A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire.
Recess
(transitive) To inset into something, or to recede.
Wow, look at how that gargoyle recesses into the rest of architecture.
Recess the screw so it does not stick out.
Recess
(transitive) To make a recess in.
To recess a wall
Recess
To place in a recess.
Recess
To take or declare a break.
Class will recess for 20 minutes.
Recess
(transitive) To suspend (formal proceedings) temporarily.
Recess
To suspend its proceedings for a period of time.
This court shall recess for its normal two hour lunch now.
Recess
To appoint, with a recess appointment.
Recess
Remote, distant.
Recess
A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess of the tides.
Every degree of ignorance being so far a recess and degradation from rationality.
My recess hath given them confidence that I may be conquered.
Recess
The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.
In the recess of the jury they are to consider the evidence.
Good verse recess and solitude requires.
Recess
Remission or suspension of business or procedure; intermission, as of a legislative body, court, or school; as, the children were allowed to play in the school yard during recess.
The recess of . . . Parliament lasted six weeks.
Recess
Part of a room formed by the receding of the wall, as an alcove, niche, etc.
A bed which stood in a deep recess.
Recess
A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion.
Departure from this happy place, our sweetRecess, and only consolation left.
Recess
Secret or abstruse part; as, the difficulties and recesses of science; the deepest recesses of the mind.
Recess
A sinus.
Recess
A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire.
Recess
To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.
Recess
A state of abeyance or suspended business
Recess
A small concavity
Recess
An arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
Recess
An enclosure that is set back or indented
Recess
A pause from doing something (as work);
We took a 10-minute break
He took time out to recuperate
Recess
Put into a recess;
Recess lights
Recess
Make a recess in;
Recess the piece of wood
Recess
Close at the end of a session;
The court adjourned
