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 Words From

• creviced 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

Through a small crevice in the rubble they spot the trapped boy, trying to move his legs, his babygrow and a single blue sock visible to the rescue crew.

From BBC

The woman - named in reports as Matilda Campbell - was walking in New South Wales' Hunter Valley region earlier this month when she fell into the three-metre crevice.

From BBC

From the crevice of his ear to the shoelaces on his Converse sneakers, he’s covered entirely in unintentional paint splatters.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s the memory of a past lover washing a wine glass stolen from the dive bar down the street after Sunday night supper, a dusty paw print left by a familiar venturing into a forgotten crevice.

From Los Angeles Times

Designing an immunogen -- a molecule used in a vaccine that elicits a specific immune system response -- to stimulate production of 10E8 bNAbs has been challenging because that key region of gp41 is hidden in a recessed crevice on HIV's surface.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• abyss
• chink
• crevasse
• fissure
• slit