calve vs recess

calve

verb
  • to break off 

  • to shed (a large piece, e.g. an iceberg); to set loose (a mass of ice), e.g. a block of ice (coming off an iceberg) 

  • to give birth to (a calf) 

  • to assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf 

  • to shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg) 

  • to give birth to a calf 

recess

verb
  • To take or declare a break. 

  • To appoint, with a recess appointment. 

  • To make a recess in. 

  • To inset into something, or to recede. 

  • To suspend (formal proceedings) temporarily. 

  • To place in a recess. 

  • To suspend its proceedings for a period of time. 

noun
  • A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest. 

  • A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire. 

  • A time of play during the school day, usually on a playground. 

  • An inset, hole, hollow space or opening. 

  • A remote, secret or abstruse place. 

  • A break, pause or vacation. 

  • A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion. 

  • A period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended. 

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