crevice

as in fissure
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure steam escaped from a long crevice in the volcano

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Recent Examples of crevice Occasionally, use a flexible lint brush or a crevice vacuum attachment to clean the lint trap, the slot where the screen fits. Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025 Dobos says that’s likely due to the formula’s silica, the stuff used in many makeup primers that fills in large pores and crevices to create a smooth canvas. Nicola Dall'asen, Allure, 7 May 2025 The 18 Best Things To Do In Stuart, Florida Outdoor Adventures In Tequesta Coral Cove Park As its name suggests, this beachfront park has dramatic rock formations with pools and crevices that are home to marine life. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2025 The large animals have a specialized cooling system: Mud, sparse fine hairs and wrinkles and crevices that help retain moisture, dissipate heat and regulate temperature. New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crevice
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Noun
  • Scientists were alerted to its relatively rapid movement due to a large fissure that appeared in Ethiopia in 2005.
    Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
  • With all of that pressure, fissures can reveal themselves.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • But disagreements over competing proposals have created a deep rift among the three states in the river’s lower basin — California, Arizona and Nevada — and the four states in the river’s upper basin — Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025
  • Though much of the current tension revolves around policy disputes—over Iran, Gaza, and regional diplomacy—the personal rift between the two leaders began earlier.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025

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“Crevice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevice. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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