crevice

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  1. noun A narrow crack or opening; a fissure or cleft.

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  • Here we're going to see one backing into a crevice, and -- watch his tentacles. —  David Gallo shows underwater astonishments
  • Unlike the cracks in the passage that ran in the same direction as the crevice, these cracks formed radiating patterns. —  VoiceoftheGods
  • At the end of the crevice was a boulder wedged in a hole. —  The Color of Her Panties
  • It has a nice little storage place right on my dashboard (also known as a crevice) and it stays right there until I need it and goes right back there when I am done with it or I get out of the car. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • Featuring glossy-finished plastics that just ooze "cool" from every crevice, the —  IntoMobile
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fissure ·  cranny ·  cleft ·  gully ·  chasm ·  crack ·  cleave ·  ledge ·  crevasse ·  rift ·  indentation ·  nook

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crevice:   crevices
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French crevace, probably from Vulgar Latin *crepācia, from *crepa, from Latin crepāre, to crack.

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  1. from Middle English crevice, crevisse, crevesse, cravas, crevace, crevasse, also cravas, crayves, from Old French crevace, French crevasse (later modern English crevasse), a chink, crevice, from crever, break, burst, from Latin crepare, break, burst, crack: see crepitate, craven.
  2. from crevice, n.
 

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/ˈkrɛvɪs/
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