Crevice Definition

krĕvĭs
crevices
noun
crevices
A narrow opening caused by a crack or split; fissure; cleft; chink.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb

To crack; to flaw.

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Other Word Forms of Crevice

Noun

Singular:
crevice
Plural:
crevices

Origin of Crevice

  • Middle English from Old French crevace probably from Vulgar Latin crepācia from crepa from Latin crepāre to crack

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English crevice, from Old French crevace, from crever (“to break, burst”), from Latin crepare (“to break, burst, crack”).

    From Wiktionary

Crevice Sentence Examples

  • Formerly letters were left by passing ships in a crevice in one of the rocks.

  • He made the entire trip up without seeing another vehicle, and the lords of luck were with him—Jennifer Radisson's camera was sitting in the crevice of a rock as if it were waiting for him.

  • The stone cliffs that walled the road on the opposite side wept icicles from every crevice, covering the surface in massive clusters of crystal spikes that sparkled in the dazzling sunlight.

  • In the autumn a single fertile egg is laid by apterous females in a crevice of the bark of the vine where it is protected during the winter.

  • By a crevice above they are connected with an arm of Audubon's Avenue.

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Words Starting With

CCRCRE

Words Ending With

ECEICE

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