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Creek :: Creek (n.) A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending further into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river..

Encave :: Encave (v. t.) To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess..

Recess :: Recess (v. t.) To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall..

Rabbet :: Rabbet (n.) A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a rabbet, or rebate..

Pan :: Pan (n.) A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge..

Corona :: Corona (n.) The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as to form a drip. See Illust. of Column..

Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding..

Recess :: Recess (n.) The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.

Centre :: Centre (v. t.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.

Precession :: Precession (n.) The act of going before, or forward..

Grotto :: Grotto (n.) A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment..

Presbyopia :: Presbyopia () A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. It is due to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which produces difficulty of accommodation and recession of the near point of vision, so that objects very near the eyes can not be seen distinctly without the use of convex glasses. Called also presbytia..

Recess :: Recess (n.) A sinus.

Sinus :: Sinus (n.) A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore.

Precessional :: Precessional (a.) Of or pertaining to pression; as, the precessional movement of the equinoxes..

Vacation :: Vacation (n.) Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space of time between the end of one term and the beginning of the next; nonterm; recess.

Indentation :: Indentation (n.) A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc..

Reliction :: Reliction (n.) A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other water, leaving dry land; land left uncovered by such recession..

Overture :: Overture () An opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber.

Recessive :: Recessive (a.) Going back; receding.

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