I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
dark
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Something scuttled away into some dark recess .
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Smells whose memory had been hidden in the darkest recesses of my mind assailed my nostrils.
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But it took some getting at, the core of the physical jungle, the dark and deepest recess of organic shame.
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The words shrieked like tormented ghosts in the dark recesses of Mowbray's soul.
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One spell had indeed leapt from the crackling pages and lodged itself in the dark recesses of his brain.
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He stared into the dark recesses of the room.
deep
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But it took some getting at, the core of the physical jungle, the dark and deepest recess of organic shame.
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The Stud was in the deepest recesses of the West Village.
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He descended into the deep recesses of her neck where it was scented sweetly and so warm.
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One or two even offer niches which are simply surface-mounted; the projecting plasterwork frames a shallow but deceptively deep recess .
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In its deepest recesses , Hellhole Bay and Warnbaw Swarrip, there were virgin stands of tupelo and bald cypress.
■ NOUN
summer
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Those taxes imposed annually must be authorised by the Finance Act normally passed just before the summer recess .
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But then the justices, in turn, would have to accelerate their process to decide the case before their summer recess .
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It was due to announce its decision by mid-1992, prior to its summer recess .
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The report will be debated in the House of Lords after the summer recess .
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Over the next few weeks thousands of undergraduates will pour into the city after the summer recess looking for somewhere to live.
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Also, Parliament had risen for the summer recess on the previous day.
■ VERB
return
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Will the Foreign Secretary keep the House informed and perhaps make a statement when the House returns after the recess ?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Congress's two-week Easter recess
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Congress will return in January from its holiday recess .
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One of the lawyers asked the judge for a recess .
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The Bill was brought before the House of Commons and passed before the summer recess .
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The House is in recess until January 22nd, when it will vote on the Bill.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bush got a significant boost in the final days before the recess from two votes in the House of Representatives.
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For instance, you could create two groups of miniatures in the recesses on either side of a fireplace.
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He led Owen into a recess behind a recess.
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If fitting your blind inside a window recess you will need to measure the full recess width and depth.
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We will run them during recesses, during the luncheon recess, and all night when we recess at four each afternoon.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The judge recessed the trial for two hours.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Congress was scheduled to recess for Easter and Passover on Friday.
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Downlighters can also be recessed into ceilings, to create atmospheric pools of light on the surface below.
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It was a heavily padded room, its walls covered with recessed handholds.
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Mount them on or recess them into a ceiling or down the side of a wall.
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Newer recessed fixtures are labeled no-clearance and can be insulated over.
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Then she races to recess with her new friend.