English Explanatory Dictionary

crevice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.
  2. The vagina.
verb
  1. To crack; to flaw.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹɛvɪs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-crevice.wav

Word forms

crevice crevices crevicing creviced

Etymology

From Middle English crevice, from Old French crevace, from crever (“to break, burst”), from Latin crepō (“to break, burst, crack”). Doublet of crevasse.

Derived words

creviceless crevice skink Korean crevice salamander
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