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Closet :: Closet (n.) A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for household utensils, clothing, etc..

Recessing :: Recessing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reces.

Niche :: Niche (n.) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative..

Haven :: Haven (n.) A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port..

Boxing :: Boxing (n.) Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.

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

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..

Recessional :: Recessional (a.) Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal.

Precessor :: Precessor (n.) A predecessor.

Semidome :: Semidome (n.) A roof or ceiling covering a semicircular room or recess, or one of nearly that shape, as the apse of a church, a niche, or the like. It is approximately the quarter of a hollow sphere..

Bower :: Bower (n.) A shelter or covered place in a garden, made with boughs of trees or vines, etc., twined together; an arbor; a shady recess..

Recessed :: Recessed (a.) Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall..

Alcove :: Alcove (n.) Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an apartment.

Chapel :: Chapel (n.) a room or recess in a church, containing an altar..

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

Receipt :: Receipt (n.) Hence, a recess; a retired place..

Indent :: Indent (n.) A cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like a notch..

Recess :: Recess (n.) Remission or suspension of business or procedure; intermission, as of a legislative body, court, or school..

Accretion :: Accretion (n.) The adhering of property to something else, by which the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of sand or sail from the sea or a river, or by a gradual recession of the water from the usual watermark..

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..

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