(~es, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a break between the periods of work of an official body such as a committee, a court of law, or a government.
The conference broke for a ~...
N-COUNT: also in/from N
2.
When formal meetings or court cases ~, they stop temporarily. (FORMAL)
The hearings have now ~ed for dinner...
Before the trial ~ed today, the lawyer read her opening statement.
VERB: V for n, V
3.
In a room, a ~ is part of a wall which is built further back than the rest of the wall. Recesses are often used as a place to put furniture such as shelves.
...a discreet ~ next to a fireplace.
N-COUNT
4.
The ~es of something or somewhere are the parts of it which are hard to see because light does not reach them or they are hidden from view.
He emerged from the dark ~es of the garage...
N-COUNT: usu pl, usu with supp
5.
If you refer to the ~es of someone’s mind or soul, you are referring to thoughts or feelings they have which are hidden or difficult to describe.
There was something in the darker ~es of his unconscious that was troubling him.
N-COUNT: usu pl, usu with supp