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 Key prevention strategies include sealing cracks and crevices in walls, roofs, and around windows and doors. Matthew Binnicker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 The females wait folded within crevices in bark. Rosanna Warren, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025 Use the floor brush for stairs, the crevice tool for windowsills and couch cushions, and the dusting brush for dusty surfaces. Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025 The 70 minute runtime is also impressive and accessories include a crevice tool and pet multitool to pick up any pet hair on upholstery. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crevice
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Noun
  • The growing fissure became a permanent rift when one day Frazier heard Ali doing a radio interview.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The fraternal fissure is especially painful for those who know the princes, whose mother, Princess Diana, died in August 1997.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Ben & Jerry's co-founder Jerry Greenfield, whose name helped shape the popular ice cream brand, has quit the company, as its rift with parent Unilever deepened over its stance on the Gaza conflict.
    Shivani Tanna, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The growing fissure became a permanent rift when one day Frazier heard Ali doing a radio interview.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Crevice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crevice. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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