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Synonyms
re·cess (rḗsĕś, rĭ-sĕś)

[Latin recessus, retreat from past participle of recēdere, to recede; see recede1.]

noun 

    1. A temporary cessation of the customary activities of an engagement, occupation, or pursuit.
    2. The period of such cessation. See synonyms at pause
  2. A remote, secret, or secluded place. Often used in the plural.
    1. An indentation or small hollow.
    2. An alcove.

verb: -cessed, -cess·ing, -cess·es. 

transitive verb 

  1. To place in a recess.
  2. To create or fashion a recess in: recessed a portion of the wall.
  3. To suspend for a recess: The committee chair recessed the hearings.

intransitive verb 

To take a recess: The investigators recessed for lunch.