recess

  1. Noun.  (countable, or) A break, pause or vacation.
  2. Noun.  An inset, hole, space or opening.
  3. Noun.  (US) A time of play, usually, on a playground.
  4. Verb.  To inset into something, or to recede.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) To take or declare a break.
  6. Adjective.  (obsolete, rare) Remote, distant (in time or place).

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