crevice

Meaning

Synonyms

crack
B1
fissure
31k
cleft
31k
rift
C2
gap
C1
slit
C1
slot
C1
opening
B1
cranny
37k
chink
22k
hole
B1
🕳️
split
B1
fracture
C1
chasm
28k
cavity
C2
rent
B1
chap
B2
crevasse
aperture
40k
gorge
C2
hollow
C1
interstice
gully
25k
valley
B2
canyon
C1
cave
B2
Chink
22k
cavern
C2
rupture
C2
break
A1
ravine
C2
flaw
C2
scissure
breach
C1
tiar
areola
blank
B2
brook
C2
chip
B2
clack
25k
fissuring
half
A1
hiatus
36k
hold
A1
lacuna
lacunae
leak
B2
loophole
20k
mouth
A2
niche
21k
Translations

fissure
Spalte
fente
crepa
crevasse
fenda
Riss
fessura
Spalt
barst
grieta
fenditura
yarık
kier
Frequency

35k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɹɛvɪs/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
crevice
In summary

From Middle English crevice, from Old French crevace, from crever (“to break, burst”), from Latin crepō (“to break, burst, crack”). Doublet of crevasse.

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