recess

Noun

• a pause from doing something (as work)
  • we took a 10-minute break
    
  • he took time out to recuperate
    

• an enclosure that is set back or indented

• an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

• a small concavity

• a state of abeyance or suspended business

Verb

• close at the end of a session
  • The court adjourned
    

• make a recess in
  • recess the piece of wood
    

• put into a recess
  • recess lights
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  respite , break , time out , niche , inlet , recession , corner , deferral , adjourn , break up