26 English Synonyms for RECESS

Definition: 1. To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.

There are 68 definitions of the word break

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Definition: 1. The period of time between the end of a sovereign's reign and the accession of another sovereign.

There are 3 definitions of the word interregnum

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Definition: 1. A gap in a series, making it incomplete.

There are 7 definitions of the word hiatus

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Definition: 1. (formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.

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Definition: 1. Time for play or diversion.

There are 4 definitions of the word playtime

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Definition: 1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.

There are 19 definitions of the word corner

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Definition: 1. To waver.

There are 13 definitions of the word halt

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Definition: 1. The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.

There are 2 definitions of the word interruption

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Definition: 1. The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.

There are 6 definitions of the word recession

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Definition: 1. The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

There are 15 definitions of the word retreat

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Definition: 1. (uncountable) The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.

There are 7 definitions of the word privacy

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Definition: 1. The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.

There are 4 definitions of the word seclusion

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Definition: 1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.

There are 6 definitions of the word indentation

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Definition: 1. A shady retreat.

There are 3 definitions of the word alcove

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Definition: 1. A day of vacation; a day when one does not go to work, school, etc.

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Definition: 1. (legal) An authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments. [from 19th c.]

There are 2 definitions of the word moratorium

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Definition: 1. Something or someone that breathes.

There are 6 definitions of the word breather

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Definition: 1. The action of rest

There are 7 definitions of the word resting

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Definition: 1. A brief interval of rest or relief.

There are 6 definitions of the word respite

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Definition: 1. The act of something that stops; a halt.

There are 5 definitions of the word stopping

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Definition: 1. Prone to pauses or breaks; hesitant; broken.

There are 3 definitions of the word halting

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Definition: 1. A pause or halt of some activity.

There are 2 definitions of the word stoppage

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Definition: 1. The act of demurring.

There are 2 definitions of the word demurral

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Definition: 1. (US) A break for a worker or workers that splits a period of work.

There are 2 definitions of the word breaktime

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Definition: 1. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

There are 14 definitions of the word pause

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