crevice

[ krev-is ]

/ ˈkrɛv ɪs /

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noun

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

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Origin of crevice

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

OTHER WORDS FROM crevice

creviced, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH crevice

crevice , crevasse

Words nearby crevice

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, crevalle, crevalle jack, crevasse, Creve Coeur, crevice, crevicular, crew, crew chief, crew cut, Crewe

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How to use crevice in a sentence

Rounding the canyon rim, the path veered into a narrow crevice between massive sandstone blocks.
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They’ve evolved multiple means of eluding the larger animals that endanger them—by stinging, biting, flying, jumping, running, startling, hiding in crevices, and using camouflage as well as chemical defenses.
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It comes with a crevice tool and small brush but, because it’s their entry-level vac, you get fewer accessories, suction power, and battery life than some of Dyson’s pricer models.
Best cordless vacuum: Suck up debris without getting yourself tangled|Charlotte Marcus|January 19, 2021|Popular-Science
That’s fine if you’re not looking to get into awkward crevices, or hoping to clean your car, but if those aspects are important, you might want to consider upping your budget to get a cleaner with a few more bells and whistles.
Best cordless vacuum: Suck up debris without getting yourself tangled|Charlotte Marcus|January 19, 2021|Popular-Science

As the pilot in command, the PPC pro needs to monitor all systems — exploring nuances and every crevice of their programs.
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The critique extends into nearly every little crevice and lacuna of our civic life.
Who Are the Judicial Activists Now?|Michael Tomasky|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We will pull back the onion and explore every crack and crevice.
Details Emerge of Adam Lanza’s Life at School and Home|Christine Pelisek|December 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
If I Can Dream pushes the ties of interactivity at the molecular level into every crevice of its stars' lives.
The New Real World|Richard Rushfield|April 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST
I plucked them from the crevice, hoping not to find a bent temple.
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His foot caught; it is unknown in what,—in a twisted tie, or perhaps in a crevice of the cracking earth.
A Lost Hero|Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. Ward
A glimpse of daylight penetrated through a crevice in the rock, and on fine nights one could see the stars.
Honey-Bee|Anatole France
In the deep, following silence each knew that old Mata's ear felt, like a hand, at the crevice of the shoji.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
The stone walls of houses were cracked; one of the "mansions" had a zigzag crevice from top to bottom.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
He removed the bar of the door and through the crevice sounded his terrible war-cry, the scream of a panther.
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British Dictionary definitions for crevice

crevice

/ (ˈkrɛvɪs) /

noun

a narrow fissure or crack; split; cleft

Word Origin for crevice

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

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crevice

[ krĕv′ĭs ]

A narrow crack, fissure, or cleft.

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