Hyphenation of recess

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word recess? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

re-cess

Definitions of recess:

1.	A state of abeyance or suspended business
2.	A small concavity
3.	An arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
4.	An enclosure that is set back or indented
5.	A pause from doing something (as work) We took a 10-minute break He took time out to recuperate
6.	Put into a recess Recess lights
7.	Make a recess in Recess the piece of wood
8.	Close at the end of a session The court adjourned

Synonyms of recess:

noun	deferral, abeyance, suspension
noun	recession, niche, corner, concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
noun	inlet, body of water, water
noun	niche, enclosure
noun	respite, break, time out, pause
verb	put, set, place, pose, position, lay
verb	indent
verb	adjourn, break up, end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

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