a hiding place, somewhere one can go to get away from other people
Capable of being stored out of sight when not in use.
A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion.
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 period of time when the proceedings of a parliament, committee, court of law, or other official body are temporarily suspended.
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.