əˈdʒɝn əˈdʒɜːn ˈkɔɹnɚ ˈkɔːnə(ɹ) dɪˈfɝəl dɪˈfɜːɹəl ˈɪnlət nɪt͡ʃ ˈɹiː.sɛs ˈɹiː.sɛs ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩ ˈɹɛspɪt ˈɹɛspɪt close at the end of a session The court adjourned a pause from doing something (as work) we took a 10-minute break he took time out to recuperate make a recess in recess the piece of wood put into a recess recess lights an enclosure that is set back or indented an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) a small concavity a state of abeyance or suspended business