noun
1 period when a parliament, etc. does not meet
ADJECTIVE
▪ August ( AmE ), Christmas ( esp. BrE ), Easter ( esp. AmE ), holiday ( AmE ), summer , Whitsun ( BrE ), winter ( AmE )
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Congress returns from its August ~ Tuesday.
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Parliament is taking the Christmas ~ a little early this year.
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The bill has to be passed before the holiday ~.
▪ congressional , parliamentary
▪ brief , short (both esp. AmE )
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The court will take a brief ~ while the witness composes herself.
▪ month-long , two-month , week-long , etc.
VERB + RECESS
▪ go into , rise for ( BrE , formal ), stand in ( AmE , formal ), take
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The Senate will go into ~ after Thanksgiving.
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Parliament is due to rise for the summer ~ on July 20.
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The Florida court stands in ~.
▪ return from
▪ call
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The judge called a short ~.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
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Congress has been in ~ for over a month.
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The decision cannot be made while the council is in ~.
2 ( AmE ) a period of time between classes at school
ADJECTIVE
▪ lunch
VERB + RECESS
▪ spend
▪ have
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We had lunch and then we had ~.
RECESS + NOUN
▪ bell
▪ time
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I believe kids need more ~ time.
PREPOSITION
▪ at ~
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He wouldn't play with me at ~.
3 part of sth that is farther back
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep
▪ shallow , small
▪ dark
▪ window
VERB + RECESS
▪ create
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ , inside ~
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blinds fitted inside a window ~
▪ ~ in
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There are small ~es in the wall beside the door.
4 ( usually recesses ) part furthest from the light
ADJECTIVE
▪ dark , deep , dim
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He stared into the dark ~es of the room.
▪ far , inner , innermost ( figurative )
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He searched the innermost ~es of his soul.
▪ hidden
VERB + RECESS
▪ hide in , lurk in ( figurative )
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fears lurking deep in the ~es of our minds
▪ push sth into , push sth to ( both figurative )
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I had continually pushed my doubts to the darker ~es of my mind.
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~ of , within the ~ of
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The statue was in the inner ~es of the temple.
PHRASES
▪ the ~es of your brain, heart, soul, etc. ( figurative )