noun
crevice
KREH-vihs
noun
1
A narrow crack or opening, especially in rock or a wall.
"A small fern had taken root in a crevice of the cliff face."
How to Use Crevice
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA thin gap or crack, usually in stone.
Common mistake
Don't confuse with "crevasse", a deep crack in a glacier.
Easily confused with
crevasse
Word Forms
creviced past tense, crevices plural, crevices singular
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Etymology
From Old French crevace, from crever, "to burst", from Latin crepare, "to crack" — a doublet of "crevasse".