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RECESSED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does recessed mean?
• RECESSED (adjective)
The adjective RECESSED has 2 senses:
1. having a sunken area
2. resembling an alcove
Familiarity information: RECESSED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a sunken area
Synonyms:
Context example:
hunger gave their faces a sunken look
Similar:
hollow (not solid; having a space or gap or cavity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Resembling an alcove
Similar:
concave (curving inward)
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