RECESS

I. noun Etymology: Latin ~us, from recedere to recede Date: 1531 the action of receding ; ~ion , a hidden, secret, or secluded place or part, 3. indentation , cleft , alcove , a suspension of business or procedure often for rest or relaxation , II. verb Date: 1809 transitive verb to put into a ~ , to make a ~ in, to interrupt for a ~, intransitive verb to take a ~