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Meanings of crevice in English

Portuguese
fenda
Catalan
esberla
Spanish
rendija

A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.

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      fenda
      Usage of crevice in English
      1
      Their nearness was an unspeakable comfort to the two in the crevice.
      Still Jim
      2
      Then push it well down in the crevice, and pull it tight.
      The Furnace of Gold
      3
      Only the crevice-mouthed caves were used, the narrower the mouth the better.
      Before Adam
      4
      I stood at the entrance to the narrow crevice, spear in hand.
      Under the Andes
      5
      Sawdust had worked its way onto every surface and into every crevice.
      The strain
      6
      We worked at the crevice in spells, when the fancy struck us.
      Before Adam
      7
      He looked like a lizard in the crevice of a stone wall.
      Mother
      8
      I wriggled the spiral notebook free from the crevice between the seats.
      Mysterious Skin
      9
      He sought shelter in any cave or crevice that he could find.
      Creative Chemistry: Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Ch...
      10
      Meantime, Desmond followed the crevice until he came to the stone wall.
      A Desperate Chance; Or, The Wizard Tramp's Revelation, a Thrilli...
      11
      So I struggle along sidewise farther into the crevice, where it narrows.
      Canyons of the Colorado
      12
      Every crack and crevice between the stones being filled up with rubbish.
      On the Irrawaddy: A Story of the First Burmese War
      13
      He noted a long narrowing crevice extending back from the main opening.
      The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks; Or, The Secret of Ruby Mounta...
      14
      Before them was a seemingly interminable crevice along which the squaws scuttled.
      The Heart of the Desert / Kut-Le of the Desert
      15
      I saw her leap the crevice, drop on her knees beside Drake.
      The Metal Monster
      16
      Allison and I explored each other's bodies, plucking away, examining every crevice.
      The cactus eaters: how I lost my mind-and almost found myself-on...
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      Translations for crevice
      Spanish
      rendija
      Crevice through the time
      Crevice across language varieties
      United Kingdom
      Common
      United States of America
      Common