Recess: alternatives and connections

Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.

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To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist; as, the noise ceased.

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A concave surface, or the space bounded by it; the state of being concave.

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Inclosure. See Inclosure.

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The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; th…

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To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.

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The act of bending, or curving.

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To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.

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of Lie, to recline.

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

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Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; sit…

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Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.

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The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an inclined, or an upright position.

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A pit.

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of Set

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To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing; as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.

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The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension from a hook.

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To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by a line.

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The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.

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A recessed portion of a room, or a small room opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain a bed; a lateral recess in a library.

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A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church, having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular termination, and, most often, projecting from the e…

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One of the two points of an orbit, as of a planet or satellite, which are at the greatest and least distance from the central body, corresponding to…

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Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of horses.

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A dovecote or pigeon house.

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A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore.

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A narrow inlet of the sea, penetrating between high banks or rocks, as on the coasts of Norway and Alaska.

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The part a chimney appropriated to the fire; a hearth; -- usually an open recess in a wall, in which a fire may be built.

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See Fiord.

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The pavement or floor of brick, stone, or metal in a chimney, on which a fire is made; the floor of a fireplace; also, a corresponding part of a stov…

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A lake; a bay or arm of the sea.

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

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

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A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, lite…

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A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, lite…

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A pigment formed by combining some coloring matter, usually by precipitation, with a metallic oxide or earth, esp. with aluminium hydrate; as, madder…

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One of the larger bodies of salt water, less than an ocean, found on the earth's surface; a body of salt water of second rank, generally forming part…

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To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said of the meeting, or the action, of…

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To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal; to break an axle; to break rocks or co…

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

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A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a place of ingress; entrance.

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A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, lite…

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The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand.

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A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement or delay.

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