recessed

[ri-ses, ree-ses]

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noun

temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.

a period of such withdrawal.

a receding part or space, as a bay or alcove in a room.

an indentation in a line or extent of coast, hills, forest, etc.

recesses, a secluded or inner area or part: in the recesses of the palace.

verb (used with object)

to place or set in a recess.

to set or form as or like a recess; make a recess or recesses in: to recess a wall.

to suspend or defer for a recess: to recess the Senate.

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Recessed is always a great word to know.

So is doohickey. Does it mean:

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

verb (used without object)

to take a recess.

Origin:
1510–20; < Latin recessus a withdrawal, receding part, equivalent to recēd(ere) to recede¹ + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > ss

Related forms

non·re·cess, noun

Synonyms
1. respite, rest, break, vacation.

WordNet

recessed
adjective
1.	having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look" [syn: deep-set]
2.	resembling an alcove