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crevicea narrow opening or crack in a rock or wall

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a narrow opening or crack in a rock or wall

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkrevɪs/

Korean meaning: 바위나 벽의 좁은 틈, 균열

Korean pronunciation: **크**레비스

Example Sentences

  • My phone fell into a crevice between the couch cushions and became a permanent resident.
  • The mountain climber carefully placed his fingers in the crevice to secure his grip.
  • Water seeped through the tiny crevices in the old building's foundation.

crevice

NOUN

//ˈkrevɪs//

a narrow opening or crack in a rock or wall

crevice concept
💡 Concept

A climber grips a narrow crevice in the rock wall

crevice mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

Crew stuck in ice crack - that's a crevice!

crevice rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Nervous but ready to service the crevice!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkrevɪs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkrevɪs/

🌳Etymology

Rootcrev
Suffix--ice

Origin

From Old French 'crevice' meaning a crack or fissure, derived from Latin 'crepare' meaning to crack or break.

🎵Rhyme

servicenervouspurpose
service
nervous
purpose

🔗Collocations

narrow crevice
rock crevice
deep crevice
hide in a crevice
crevice in the wall
explore every crevice

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My phone fell into a crevice between the couch cushions and became a permanent resident.

The mountain climber carefully placed his fingers in the crevice to secure his grip.

Water seeped through the tiny crevices in the old building's foundation.

The detective searched every crevice of the room but couldn't find the missing diamond.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

crackfissuregapcleftchink

Antonyms

surfacewholesolid

Related

canyongorgesplitopeningcavity

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