re?e?? - 6 letter crossword answer Recess. noun - a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate". a small concavity. a state of abeyance or suspended business. an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) an enclosure that is set back or indented. close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned".