Definitions of recess:

• noun:   an enclosure that is set back or indented
• noun:   a small concavity
• noun:   a pause from doing something (as work)
• noun:   an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
• noun:   a state of abeyance or suspended business
• verb:   make a recess in

  Example: "Recess the piece of wood"

• verb:   put into a recess

  Example: "Recess lights"

• verb:   close at the end of a session