crevice

Noun
US[krev-uhs]/ˈkrɛvəs/2 syllables
Synonyms: crannycrackfissurechapcleftscissure

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)crevices

  1. a long narrow depression in a surfaceSynonyms: crannycrackfissurechapType of depression, impression
  2. a long narrow cleftSynonyms: crackcleftfissurescissureType of opening, gapKinds fault, vent, fatigue crack, slit, split, chink, crevasse, rift, chap
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Crev′ice (kr?v′?s), noun

Origin: OE. crevace, crevice. F. crevasse, fr. crever to break, burst, fr. L. crepare to crack,break. Cf. Craven, Crepitate, Crevasse.

A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack or the separation of a junction; a cleft; a fissure; a rent.

The mouse, Behind the moldering wainscot, shrieked, Or from the crevice peered about.— Alfred Tennyson
Crev′ice transitive verb

To crack; to flaw. rare Sir Henry Wotton

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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