Meaning & use
crevice
A narrow crack or gap, especially in a rock or wall.
See it in a sentence
A tiny fern had taken root in a crevice between the boulders.
Water slowly seeped through a crevice in the old stone foundation.
A note on using this word
Crevice usually implies a narrow opening in a solid surface like rock, unlike a 'crevasse,' which is a deep fissure in ice.
Words with a similar meaning
crackfissuregap
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