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Crevice

Crevice Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Crevice? [n] a long narrow opening [n] a long narrow depression in a surface Synonyms \| Synonyms for Crevice: chap \| cleft \| crack \| crack \| cranny \| fissure \| fissure \| scissure Related Terms \| Find terms related to Crevice: abysm \| abyss \| arroyo \| box canyon \| breach \| break \| canyon \| cavity \| chap \| chasm \| check \| chimney \| chink \| cleft \| cleuch \| clough \| col \| coulee \| couloir \| crack \| cranny \| crevasse \| cut \| cwm \| defile \| dell \| dike \| ditch \| donga \| draw \| excavation \| fault \| fissure \| flaw \| flume \| fracture \| furrow \| gap \| gape \| gash \| gorge \| groove \| gulch \| gulf \| gully \| hole \| incision \| joint \| kloof \| leak \| moat \| notch \| nullah \| opening \| pass \| passage \| ravine \| rent \| rift \| rime \| rupture \| scissure \| seam \| slit \| slot \| split \| trench \| valley \| void \| wadi See Also \| break \| chap \| chink \| crater \| crevasse \| depression \| fatigue crack \| fault \| fracture \| gap \| geological fault \| impression \| imprint \| opening \| rift \| shift \| slit \| split \| vent \| volcanic crater \| volcano Crevice In Webster's Dictionary \Crev"ice\ (kr?v"?s), n. [OE. crevace, crevice. F. crevasse, fr. crever to break, burst, fr. L. crepare to crack,break. Cf. {Craven}, {Crepitate}, {Crevasse}.] A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack or the separation of a junction; a cleft; a fissure; a rent. The mouse, Behind the moldering wainscot, shrieked, Or from the crevice peered about. --Tennyson. \Crev"ice\, v. t. To crack; to flaw. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.

Crevice Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Crevice?

[n] a long narrow opening
[n] a long narrow depression in a surface

Crevice In Webster's Dictionary

\Crev"ice\ (kr?v"?s), n. [OE. crevace, crevice. F.
crevasse, fr. crever to break, burst, fr. L. crepare to
crack,break. Cf. {Craven}, {Crepitate}, {Crevasse}.]
A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack or the
separation of a junction; a cleft; a fissure; a rent.

      The mouse, Behind the moldering wainscot, shrieked, Or
      from the crevice peered about.           --Tennyson.


\Crev"ice\, v. t.
To crack; to flaw. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.

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