The difference between Recess and Vacation

When used as nouns, recess means a break, pause or vacation, whereas vacation means freedom from some business or activity.

When used as verbs, recess means to inset into something, or to recede, whereas vacation means to spend or take a vacation.

Recess is also adjective with the meaning: remote, distant (in time or place).

check bellow for the other definitions of Recess and Vacation

  1. Recess as a noun (countable, or, uncountable):

    A break, pause or vacation.

    Examples:

    "Spring recess offers a good chance to travel."

  2. Recess as a noun:

    An inset, hole, space or opening.

    Examples:

    "Put a generous recess behind the handle for finger space."

  3. Recess as a noun (US, Australia, Canada):

    A time of play during the school day, usually on a playground; break, playtime.

    Examples:

    "Students who do not listen in class will not play outside during recess."

  4. Recess as a noun:

    A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Brande & C"

  5. Recess as a noun (archaic):

    A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat.

    Examples:

    "the recess of the tides"

  6. Recess as a noun (archaic):

    The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.

  7. Recess as a noun (archaic):

    A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion.

  8. Recess as a noun:

    A secret or abstruse part.

    Examples:

    "the difficulties and recesses of science"

    "rfquotek I. Watts"

  9. Recess as a noun (botany, zoology):

    A sinus.

  1. Recess as a verb:

    To inset into something, or to recede.

    Examples:

    "Wow, look at how that gargoyle recesses into the rest of architecture."

    "Recess the screw so it does not stick out."

  2. Recess as a verb (intransitive):

    To take or declare a break.

    Examples:

    "This court shall recess for its normal two hour lunch now."

    "Class will recess for 20 minutes."

  3. Recess as a verb (transitive, informal):

    To appoint, with a recess appointment.

  4. Recess as a verb:

    To make a recess in.

    Examples:

    "to recess a wall"

  1. Recess as an adjective (obsolete, rare):

    Remote, distant (in time or place).

    Examples:

    "'Thomas Salusbury: ''Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems:'' ''I should think it best in the subsequent discourses to begin to examine whether the Earth be esteemed immoveable, as it hath been till now believed by most men, or else moveable, as some ancient Philosophers held, and others of not very recesse times were of opinion;"

  1. Vacation as a noun:

    Freedom from some business or activity.

  2. Vacation as a noun (obsolete):

    Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.

  3. Vacation as a noun:

    A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.

  4. Vacation as a noun (North America):

    A holiday; a stretch of leisure time away from work or duty and devoted to rest or pleasure.

  5. Vacation as a noun:

    The act of vacating something; moving out.

    Examples:

    "The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents."

  6. Vacation as a noun (US, legal):

    The act of making legally void.

  1. Vacation as a verb (intransitive):

    To spend or take a vacation.

    Examples:

    "This year, we’re vacationing in Mexico."

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