recess
     n 1: a state of abeyance or suspended business [syn: {deferral}]
     2: a small concavity [syn: {recession}, {niche}, {corner}]
     3: an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky
        headlands) [syn: {inlet}]
     4: an enclosure that is set back or indented [syn: {niche}]
     5: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute
        break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: {respite},
        {break}, {time out}]
     v 1: put into a recess; "recess lights"
     2: make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood"
     3: close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" [syn: {adjourn},
         {break up}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0