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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..

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

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

Recess :: Recess (n.) A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion..

Counterbore :: Counterbore (n.) A kind of pin drill with the cutting edge or edges normal to the axis; -- used for enlarging a hole, or for forming a flat-bottomed recess at its mouth..

Recessed :: Recessed (a.) Withdrawn; secluded.

Indentation :: Indentation (n.) A recess or sharp depression in any surface.

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

Cove :: Cove (n.) A strip of prairie extending into woodland; also, a recess in the side of a mountain..

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

Recession :: Recession (n.) The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim, or a demand..

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

Center :: Center (n.) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe..

Inlet :: Inlet (n.) A bay or recess,as in the shore of a sea, lake, or large river; a narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands..

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

Precessor :: Precessor (n.) A predecessor.

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

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

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..

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..

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