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(verb) make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood" |
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Related Words: indent |
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(verb) put into a recess; "recess lights" |
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Related Words: lay, place, pose, position, put, set |
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(noun) a space set back or indented |
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Synonyms: niche |
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Related Words: alcove, apse, apsis, bay, enclosure, fireplace, hearth, open fireplace |
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(noun) a small concavity |
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Synonyms: corner, niche, recession |
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Related Words: concave shape, concavity |
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(verb) close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" |
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Synonyms: adjourn, break up |
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Related Words: cease, end, finish, terminate |
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(noun) a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" |
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Synonyms: break, respite, time out |
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Related Words: pause |
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(noun) a state of abeyance or suspended business |
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Synonyms: deferral |
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Related Words: abeyance, suspension |
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(noun) a small arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) |
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Synonyms: cove, inlet |
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Related Words: body of water, fiord, fjord, loch, lough, water |
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