fiord vs recess

fiord and recess both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fiord	Yes	No	No	No
recess	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, recess is a hypernym of fiord; that is, recess is a word with a broader meaning than fiord:

fiord: a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
recess: an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

Other hypernyms of fiord include inlet.

fiord (noun)	recess (noun)
a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway	a pause from doing something (as work)
	an enclosure that is set back or indented
	an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
	a small concavity
	a state of abeyance or suspended business