Plural of recess

Forms of recess

Recesses in a sentence

• The Liner train wagon is a simple underframe on bogies, with coned location points that engage recesses in the container bases.1964 April, G[eoffrey] Freeman Allen, “The BRB Shows Traders the Liner Train Prototypes”, in Modern Railways, volume 19, number 187...
• the difficulties and recesses of science
• During the trial they conferred together amiably in whispers, continued their comradely discussions during recesses.1957 June 3, “A Question of Justice”, in Time. From the entry comradely
• The columbarium (vaults lined with recesses for cinerary urns) in the form of a grotto (a cave-like structure) is the centerpiece of the Elks plot.2004, Douglas Keister, Stories in Stone, Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 13. From the entry columbarium
• The nests of the sea pigeon were for the most part inaccessible, being far in the recesses of crevices in the roofs of caves.1915, George Willett, “Summer Birds of Forrester Island, Alaska”, in The Auk, volume 32, page 299. From the entry sea pigeon

Meaning of recess

1. noun A depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening.
2. noun A small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest; a niche.
3. noun The place in a prison where the communal lavatories are located.

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Questions about the plural of recess

What is the plural of recess?

The plural of recess is recesses.

Is recess countable?

Recess is a countable and uncountable noun.