adj
Meaning 1
Set back; located in a hole, space, or opening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
recessed
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CMU ARPABET: R IH0 S EH1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: R IY1 S EH1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
withdrawn; secluded
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1809-1812, Maria Edgeworth, "Manoeuvring", in Tales of Fashionable Life comfortably recessed from curious impertinents
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adj
Meaning 3
having a recess or nook
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of recess
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
resembling an alcove
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
having a sunken area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- hunger gave their faces a sunken look
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deep-set, sunken
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: empotrado — Translations
- Spanish: incrustado — Translations
Real reading context