crevice
noun
[ ˈkrɛvɪs ]
• a narrow opening or fissure, especially in a rock or wall.
• "many creatures hide in crevices in the rock"
Similar:
crack,
fissure,
cleft,
chink,
interstice,
cranny,
nook,
vent,
slot,
slit,
split,
rift,
gash,
rent,
fracture,
rupture,
breach,
perforation,
opening,
gap,
hole,
aperture,
orifice,
pore,
space,
groove,
hiatus,
foramen,
scission,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French crevace, from crever ‘to burst’, from Latin crepare ‘to rattle, crack’.
