abeyance, suspension - temporary cessation or suspension

pharyngeal recess - a small recess in the wall of the pharynx

concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward

body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"

Bristol Channel - an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between southern Wales and southwestern England

cove - a small inlet

fiord, fjord - a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway

lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

loch - a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)

Gulf of Aegina, Saronic Gulf - a gulf of the Aegean on the southeastern coast of Greece

sea - a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

White Sea - a large inlet of the Barents Sea in the northwestern part of European Russia

Zuider Zee - a former inlet of the North Sea in the northern coast of the Netherlands; sealed off from the sea in 1932 by a dam that created the IJsselmeer

alcove, bay - a small recess opening off a larger room

apse, apsis - a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar

cinerarium, columbarium - a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead

enclosure - artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose

fireplace, hearth, open fireplace - an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"

mihrab - (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca

pause - temporary inactivity

spring break - a week or more of recess during the spring term at school

lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

indent - notch the edge of or make jagged

end, cease, terminate, finish, stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"