crevice

[ krev-is ]

/ ˈkrɛv ɪs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR crevice ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

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

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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Example sentences from the Web for crevice

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.
You Better Not Cry|Daily Beast Promotions|December 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
They had a hope that the bear was still somewhere within the gorge; and that they might find him in some crevice or cave.
Bruin|Mayne Reid

The instant a crevice as wide as ones hand appeared between two sterns a prow slipped into it like a coin.
Letters to an Unknown|Prosper Mrime
Bending down, he took a package from a crevice, handling it very carefully.
The Outdoor Chums in the Forest|Quincy Allen
The cup of green valley had not changed, it was the same as it had been when they had emerged from the crevice.
Star Hunter|Andre Alice Norton
The searching wind found out every crevice about our heads and shoulders, and it was icy cold.
Riverby|John Burroughs

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for crevice

crevice

[ krĕv′ĭs ]

n.

A narrow crack, fissure, or cleft.

单词	crevice
释义	crevice [ krev-is ] / ˈkrɛv ɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crevice ON THESAURUS.COM noun a crack forming an opening; cleft; rift; fissure. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crevice 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. You Better Not Cry\|Daily Beast Promotions\|December 1, 2009\|DAILY BEAST They had a hope that the bear was still somewhere within the gorge; and that they might find him in some crevice or cave. Bruin\|Mayne Reid The instant a crevice as wide as ones hand appeared between two sterns a prow slipped into it like a coin. Letters to an Unknown\|Prosper Mrime Bending down, he took a package from a crevice, handling it very carefully. The Outdoor Chums in the Forest\|Quincy Allen The cup of green valley had not changed, it was the same as it had been when they had emerged from the crevice. Star Hunter\|Andre Alice Norton The searching wind found out every crevice about our heads and shoulders, and it was icy cold. Riverby\|John Burroughs 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to crevice chink, abyss, slit, crevasse, fissure, rift, interstice, cranny, division, opening, chasm, gap, cut, split, fracture, crack, cleft, hole, precipice, rent Medical definitions for crevice crevice [ krĕv′ĭs ] n. A narrow crack, fissure, or cleft. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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crevice

noun

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noun

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Medical definitions for crevice

n.