spring break vs recess

spring break and recess both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
spring break	Yes	No	No	No
recess	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of spring break include break, respite, time out.

spring break (noun)	recess (noun)
a week or more of recess during the spring term at school	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