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Definition recess

Etymology

From Latin recessus.

Noun

recess (countable and uncountable, plural recesses)

(countable or uncountable) A break, pause or vacation.
An inset, hole, space or opening.
(US, Australia, Canada) A time of play during the school day, usually on a playground; (Britain) break, playtime.
A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire.
(archaic) A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat.
(archaic) The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.
(archaic) A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion.
A secret or abstruse part.
(botany, zoology) A sinus.

Verb

recess (third-person singular simple present recesses, present participle recessing, simple past and past participle recessed)

To inset into something, or to recede.
(intransitive) To take or declare a break.
(transitive, informal) To appoint, with a recess appointment.
To make a recess in.

Adjective

recess

(obsolete, rare) Remote, distant (in time or place).

Results 428 Words with the letters RECESS

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10 letter words with the letters RECESS ↑

AEROSPACES 16

ANCESTRESS 14

ANCESTRIES 14

ANTECESSOR 14

ARCHNESSES 16

BESCORCHES 21

BESMIRCHES 21

BORESCOPES 19

BRIEFCASES 19

CAESAREANS 14

CAREERISMS 16

CAREERISTS 13

CARELESSLY 17

CARTELISES 14

CASSEROLES 14

CASSIMERES 16

CATERESSES 13

CENTERLESS 15

CERUSSITES 14

CERVELASES 18

CHARMEUSES 19

CHASTENERS 16

CHEERINESS 16

CHERISHERS 17

CHISELLERS 17

CHOREGUSES 18

CLEVERNESS 19

COARSENESS 14

COMPRESSED 20

COMPRESSES 19

CONDENSERS 16

CONGRESSED 17

CONGRESSES 16

CONSENTERS 15

CONSERVERS 18

CONTESTERS 14

CONVERSERS 18

COPPERASES 19

COPRESENTS 17

CORSETRIES 13

COTRUSTEES 14

COTTERLESS 14

COURTESIES 14

COVERTNESS 18

CRAVENNESS 19

CREAKINESS 18

CREAMINESS 17

CREASELESS 14

CREEPINESS 17

CREPUSCLES 21

CRESCENDOS 18

CROSSBREED 17

CROSSPIECE 19

CROSSTREES 13

CURSEDNESS 16

CURTNESSES 15

DECOMPRESS 20

DESCENDERS 16

DESCRIBERS 17

DESECRATES 14

DIRECTNESS 15

DIRECTRESS 14

DISCERNERS 15

DISRESPECT 17

DISSERVICE 18

ECOSPHERES 18

ENCLOSURES 16

ENSORCELLS 16

ESCALADERS 15

ESPERANCES 17

ESURIENCES 15

EUCHARISES 16

EXCELSIORS 21

EXCURSUSES 22

EXERCISERS 20

EXORCISERS 20

FIERCENESS 17

FLUORESCES 18

FORECLOSES 17

FRICASSEED 17

FRICASSEES 16

HERCULESES 17

INCREASERS 14

INTERSECTS 14

LEADSCREWS 18

LICENSURES 16

LOWERCASES 17

MASSETERIC 16

MERCERISES 16

MISCREATES 16

NECROPSIES 17

NEWSCASTER 17

OVERSAUCES 18

PANCREASES 17

PENNYCRESS 20

PERCUSSIVE 21

PERISCOPES 19

PERSECUTES 17

PRECENSORS 17

PRECESSING 19

PRECESSION 17

PRECIOUSES 17

PRECREASES 16

PREFOCUSES 20

PREPROCESS 19

PRESCREENS 17

PRESCRIBES 19

PRESELECTS 17

PRINCESSES 17

PROSECUTES 17

RACEHORSES 15

RACINESSES 14

RECENSIONS 15

RECENTNESS 15

RECESSIONS 14

RECESSIVES 17

RECKLESSLY 21

RECOGNISES 16

RECOILLESS 15

RECOMPOSES 19

REDUCTASES 15

REFOCUSSED 18

REFOCUSSES 17

REINSPECTS 17

RELICENSES 15

REMINISCES 17

REPLICASES 17

RESCINDERS 15

RESEARCHES 15

RESECTIONS 14

RESERVICES 17

RESIDENCES 15

RESISTANCE 14

RESKETCHES 19

RESONANCES 15

RESPECTERS 16

RESTITCHES 15

RESURFACES 17

RESURRECTS 14

RICHNESSES 16

SACREDNESS 15

SACRILEGES 16

SALESCLERK 19

SARCOMERES 16

SCARCENESS 17

SCAREHEADS 16

SCATTERERS 13

SCAVENGERS 20

SCHEDULERS 18

SCREECHERS 18

SCREENINGS 17

SCREWBEANS 20

SCREWINESS 17

SCRIVENERS 18

SCULLERIES 16

SEARCHLESS 16

SECRETIONS 14

SECULARISE 15

SECURENESS 15

SECURITIES 14

SEDUCTRESS 15

SEERSUCKER 18

SEMISACRED 17

SEMISECRET 16

SEPULCHERS 20

SEPULCHRES 20

SEQUENCERS 24

SEVERANCES 18

SMEARCASES 16

SMIERCASES 16

SNICKERERS 18

SOURCELESS 15

SPECIFIERS 19

SPRUCENESS 18

SQUELCHERS 26

STAVESACRE 17

STENCILERS 15

STREETCARS 13

STRETCHERS 15

STRIDENCES 15

SUBCENTERS 18

SUCCEEDERS 18

SUNSCREENS 16

SUPERCEDES 18

SUPERRACES 17

SUPERSCALE 18

SYNCRETISE 16

TESSERACTS 13

UPPERCASES 20

VICTRESSES 17

WATERCRESS 16

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ACTRESSES 12

ANCRESSES 13

ASCENDERS 14

BERCEUSES 16

BESCREENS 16

CARESSERS 12

CARESSIVE 16

CASHMERES 17

CASIMERES 15

CASSEROLE 13

CASSIMERE 15

CAUSERIES 13

CENSURERS 14

CERUSITES 13

CERUSSITE 13

CESAREANS 13

CHEERLESS 15

CHERISHES 16

CHISELERS 15

CLEANSERS 14

CLEARNESS 14

CLERISIES 13

COHEIRESS 14

CONSERVES 17

CONVERSES 17

CORSELETS 13

COVERLESS 17

CREASIEST 12

CREOLISES 13

CREOSOTES 12

CRESCENTS 16

CRESTLESS 13

CREVASSED 17

CREVASSES 16

CRIMELESS 16

CRUDENESS 15

CRUELNESS 15

CURSEDEST 14

CURTESIES 13

CYPRESSES 17

DECREASES 13

DESCRIBES 16

DESCRIERS 13

ECRASEURS 13

ELECTRESS 13

ENCHASERS 15

ENCLOSERS 14

ENSORCELS 14

ERECTNESS 13

ESCAROLES 13

EXERCISES 19

EXORCISES 19

FORCELESS 16

FRESCOERS 15

FRICASSEE 15

GEARCASES 14

GRACELESS 15

ICTERUSES 13

INCREASES 13

LICENSERS 14

MERCILESS 16

NECESSARY 15

PERCUSSED 17

PERCUSSES 16

PRECESSED 16

PRECESSES 15

PRECISEST 15

PRESCORES 15

PRESENCES 16

PRESLICES 16

PRICELESS 16

PRINCESSE 16

PROCESSED 16

PROCESSES 15

REACCUSES 16

REASCENDS 14

REASCENTS 13

RECESSING 15

RECESSION 13

RECESSIVE 16

RECHOOSES 14

RECOURSES 13

RECROSSED 13

RECROSSES 12

REFOCUSES 16

REPROCESS 15

RESCREENS 13

RESECURES 13

RESOURCES 13

RESPLICES 16

SARCENETS 13

SCENERIES 13

SCLEREIDS 14

SCLERITES 13

SCLEROSED 14

SCLEROSES 13

SCORELESS 13

SCREAMERS 15

SCREECHES 17

SCREENERS 13

SCREWIEST 15

SEARCHERS 14

SECATEURS 13

SECONDERS 14

SECRECIES 15

SECRETEST 12

SECRETINS 13

SECRETORS 12

SECTARIES 12

SELECTORS 13

SERICEOUS 13

SERVICERS 16

SESTERCES 12

SETSCREWS 15

SICKENERS 17

SILENCERS 14

SINCEREST 13

SINECURES 14

SKETCHERS 18

SMEARCASE 15

SMIERCASE 15

SORCERERS 12

SORCERESS 12

SORCERIES 12

SPICERIES 15

STRETCHES 14

SUNSCREEN 15

SURCEASED 14

SURCEASES 13

TESSERACT 12

TRACELESS 13

TRICEPSES 15

TRISCELES 13

VERSICLES 17

WISEACRES 15

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BECURSES 15

CARELESS 12

CARESSED 12

CARESSER 11

CARESSES 11

CASERNES 12

CATERESS 11

CENSURES 13

CERASTES 11

CERCISES 14

CEREUSES 12

CORELESS 12

CREASERS 11

CREESHES 13

CRESSETS 11

CREVASSE 15

CREWLESS 15

CURELESS 13

CYPRESES 16

DESCRIES 12

ESCAPERS 14

EXCUSERS 19

FRESCOES 14

NECROSES 12

PRECISES 14

RECESSED 12

RECESSES 11

RECKLESS 16

RECLUSES 13

RESCALES 12

RESCORES 11

RESCUERS 12

RESPACES 14

RESPECTS 14

SCEPTERS 14

SCEPTRES 14

SCHEMERS 16

SCHMEERS 16

SCLEROSE 12

SCREWERS 14

SCRIEVES 15

SEARCHES 13

SECEDERS 12

SECRETES 11

SECURERS 12

SECUREST 12

SEDUCERS 13

SERVICES 15

SESTERCE 11

SETSCREW 14

SPECTERS 14

SPECTRES 14

SPENCERS 15

SURCEASE 12

7 letter words with the letters RECESS ↑

CENSERS 11

CERISES 10

CERUSES 11

CREASES 10

CREESES 10

CRESSES 10

CRESSET 10

PRECESS 13

RECUSES 11

RESCUES 11

RESECTS 10

SCREEDS 11

SCREENS 11

SECERNS 11

SECRETS 10

SECURES 11

6 letter words with the letters RECESS ↑

RECESS 9

SCREES 9

5 letter words with the letters RECESS ↑

CERES 8

CRESS 8

ERSES 5

SCREE 8

SEERS 5

SERES 5

4 letter words with the letters RECESS ↑

CEES 7

CERE 7

CESS 7

ESES 4

RECS 7

REES 4

SECS 7

SEER 4

SEES 4

SERE 4

SERS 4

3 letter words with the letters RECESS ↑

CEE 6

ERE 3

ERS 3

ESS 3

REC 6

REE 3

RES 3

SEC 6

SEE 3

SER 3

2 letter words with the letters RECESS ↑

ER 2

ES 2

RE 2

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