noun · rare

crevice

crevice · crevices

тріщина

трещина, расщелина

Spalte, Spalt, Felsspalt, Felsritze

A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wallA narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.

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/ˈkɹɛvɪs/

» The centipede slinked into the narrow crevice.

Meaning

2 senses

A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.
Spalt, Spalte, Felsspalt
тре́щинаtréščina, расще́линаrasščélina
(slang)The vagina.

More definitions

a long narrow depression in a surface
a long narrow cleft

Examples

8 sentences

The centipede slinked into the narrow crevice.
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The centipede hid in the dark crevices.
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We don't have time to search every crevice.
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Dust gathered in the small crevices of his dashboard.
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My phone fell into the crevice between the two seats.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

narrow crack:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

narrow crack:

Origin

From Middle English crevice, from Old French crevace, from crever (“to break, burst”), fro

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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