"recessed" in the verb sense
1. recess
put into a recess
"recess lights"
2. recess
make a recess in
"recess the piece of wood"
3. adjourn, recess, break up
close at the end of a session
"The court adjourned"
"recessed" in the adjective sense
1. deep-set, sunken, recessed
having a sunken area
"hunger gave their faces a sunken look"
2. recessed
resembling an alcove
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