recess
1. re.cess \'re--.ses, ri-'\ n [L recessus, fr. recessus, pp. of recedere to recede] 1: RECESSION 2: a hidden, secret, or secluded place 3a: INDENTATION, CLEFT 3b: ALCOVE 4: a suspension of business procedure 2. recess vt 1: to put into a recess {~ed lighting} 2: to make a recess in 3: to interrupt for a recess : to take a recess