crevice

[krev-is]

noun

1. a crack forming an opening; cleft; rift; fissure.

crevice

/ ˈkrɛvɪs /

noun

1. a narrow fissure or crack; split; cleft

Other Word Forms

• creviced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of crevice¹

1300–50; Middle English crevace < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to crev ( er ) to crack (< Latin crepāre ) + -ace noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of crevice¹

C14: from Old French crevace, from crever to burst, from Latin crepāre to crack

Example Sentences

This presents fewer vulnerable areas for predators to grab onto, and enables their legs to move sideways so they can escape quickly and shelter in crevices.

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These nocturnal hunters nest on cliffs or in crevices and often return to the same site for many years.

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I dragged the tomato smooge, pulp catching in the crevices, a ritual both primal and exact.

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On ballads like Tonight's the Night and First Cut is the Deepest, he found new ways around the melodies, accommodating the cracks and crevices that have appeared in his famously gravelly voice.

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At first, you don't notice them but as soon as you see one, you start to see them everywhere - hundreds of them, in every fissure and crevice.

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Related Words

• abyss 
• chink 
• crevasse 
• fissure 
• slit