Recesses

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:11 pts8 letters

Definition of Recesses

noun

A break, pause or vacation.
"Spring recess offers a good chance to travel."
An inset, hole, space or opening.
"Put a generous recess behind the handle for finger space."
A time of play during the school day, usually on a playground; break, playtime.
"Students who do not listen in class will not play outside during recess."
A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire.
A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat.
"the recess of the tides"

verb

To inset into something, or to recede.
"Recess the screw so it does not stick out."
To take or declare a break.
"Class will recess for 20 minutes."
To appoint, with a recess appointment.
To make a recess in.
"to recess a wall"

Anagrams of Recesses

Words You Can Make

37 words can be made from the letters in "recesses":

7-LETTER WORDS

creeses cresses seeress

6-LETTER WORDS

cesses creese recess resees screes

5-LETTER WORDS

ceres cress erses esses resee scree seers seres

4-LETTER WORDS

cees cere cess eses recs rees secs seer sees sere sers

3-LETTER WORDS

cee ere ers ess rec ree res sec see ser

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "recesses" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

breakday offhiatusmoratoriumpausevacation

Rhyming Words

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