MEANING
A narrow crack, gap or deep fold in a surface, especially rock or skin.
Use it for
describing a narrow opening in stone; hiding a small object in a crack; showing light or water caught in a recessed surface; portraying deep folds in a face or bodyNames a narrow crack or recessed fold that can conceal, catch or reveal small details. Writing functions: Texture and setting.
Words that belong together
- a rocky crevice
- a crevice in the wall
- deep crevices
On the page
A fern had rooted in the crevice between the stones.
The mask reproduced the deep crevices around his mouth.
Word forms
- Base
- crevice
Usage notes
Count noun: crevice/crevices. Distinguish from crevasse, which typically names a deep fissure in ice or the ground. Register: neutral. Commonness: moderately common (qualitative editorial estimate, informed by dictionaries/corpus).
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