recess
noun (SPACE) /rɪˈses/ /ˈriː-/Definition
› [C] a small area in a room that is formed by one part of a wall being set back further than other parts: The room has a recess designed to hold bookshelves.Walls and parts of walls › [C usually plural] a secret or hidden place: Psychoanalysts aim to explore the deepest/innermost recesses of the mind.Safe and enclosed spaces
(Definition of recess noun (SPACE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alcove noun
- balcony noun (ON BUILDING)
- baseboard noun
- cavity wall noun
- chimney breast noun
- damp course noun
- deck noun (FLOOR)
- drystone wall noun
- moulding noun
- niche noun (HOLLOW)
- open-plan adjective
- panel verb
- sconce noun
- sea wall noun
- skirting board noun
- stall noun (SMALL AREA)
- stonework noun
- stucco noun
- terrace noun (GROUND)
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