crevicenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkrev.ɪs/us/ˈkrev.ɪs/a small, narrow crack or space, especially in the surface of rock
a deep line in an old person's face, or a deep fold in someone's body:
The harsh light revealed every crevice and wrinkle in his face.
Sweat poured out of every crevice of the fat man's body.
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Geography: caves, cracks & crevices
- cave
- cavern
- chasm
- chimney
- cleft
- crack
- crater
- gouge
- gulf
- hole
- honeycomb
- pit
- pore
- pothole
- rut
- speleologist
- speleology
- stalactite
- stalagmite
- the San Andreas Fault
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