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crevice - 16 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | crevice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crack |
| Synonyms: | abyss, chasm, chink, cleft, crack, cranny, crevasse, cut, division, fissure, fracture, gap, hole, interstice, opening, precipice, rent, rift, slit, split |
| Notes: | crevasse is a deep crack or opening, especially in a glacier or ice field; crevice is a narrow opening or fissure in a rock, wall, or floor |
| Main Entry: | crevice/crevasse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crack, gap |
| Synonyms: | abyss, chasm, chink, cleft, crack, cranny, cut, division, fissure, fracture, hole, interstice, opening, precipice, rent, rift, slit, split |
| Main Entry: | chink |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening |
| Synonyms: | aperture, cleft, crack, crevice, cut, fissure, gap, hole, rift, slit, slot, space |
| Main Entry: | cleft |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break, gap |
| Synonyms: | aperture, arroyo, breach, canyon, chasm, chink, cleavage, crack, cranny, crevasse, crevice, fissure, fracture, gorge, gulch, opening, ravine, rent, rift, rime, schism, slit, clough, clove, rima, rimation |
| Antonyms: | closure, solid, closing |
| Main Entry: | cranny |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nook, opening |
| Synonyms: | breach, chink, cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, gap, hole, interstice, niche, byplace |
| Main Entry: | gap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break, breach |
| Synonyms: | aperture, arroyo, blank, caesura, canyon, chasm, cleft, crack, cranny, crevice, cut, defile, difference, disagreement, disparity, divergence, divide, division, fracture, gorge, gulch, gully, hiatus, hole, hollow, inconsistency, interlude, intermission, interruption, interstice, interval, lacuna, lull, notch, opening, orifice, pause, ravine, recess, rent, respite, rest, rift, rupture, separation, slit, slot, space, vacuity, void, clove, discontinuity, interspace |
| Antonyms: | closure |
| Main Entry: | interstice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening, crack |
| Synonyms: | aperture, chink, cleft, cranny, crevice, fissure, gap, hole, interval, slit, space |
| Antonyms: | closure, closing |
| Main Entry: | leak |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening; seepage through opening |
| Synonyms: | aperture, chink, crack, crevice, decrease, destruction, detriment, drip, drop, escape, expenditure, exposure, fissure, flow, hole, loss, outgoing, pit, puncture, slip, leakage, leaking, percolation, short circuit |
| Main Entry: | nook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | corner, cubbyhole |
| Synonyms: | alcove, cavity, compartment, cranny, crevice, den, hideout, hole, niche, opening, quoin, recess, retreat, byplace, inglenook |
| Main Entry: | ravine |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gap in earth's surface |
| Synonyms: | abyss, arroyo, break, canyon, chasm, crevasse, crevice, cut, defile, ditch, fissure, flume, gorge, gulch, gulf, gully, notch, pass, valley, wash, clove, coulee |
| Antonyms: | plain |
| Main Entry: | slit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small opening, cut |
| Synonyms: | aperture, breach, cleavage, cleft, crack, crevice, fissure, gash, hole, incision, rent, split, tear |
| Antonyms: | closure |
| Main Entry: | fissure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gap |
| Synonyms: | cleavage, cleft, crack, crevice, hole |
| Main Entry: | foothold |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ledge |
| Synonyms: | crevice, footing, hold, niche, perch, purchase, space, toehold |
| Main Entry: | mouth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opening |
| Synonyms: | aperture, beak, box, cavity, clam, crevice, door, entrance, estuary, funnel, gate, harbor, inlet, mush*, orifice, portal, rim, trap*, yap*, chops, delta, embouchement, firth, fly trap, gills, gob, jaws, kisser, lips |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | opening |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gap, hole |
| Synonyms: | aperture, breach, break, cavity, chink, cleft, crack, cranny, crevice, cut, door, fissure, hatch, interstice, mouth, orifice, outlet, recess, rent, rift, rupture, scuttle, slit, slot, space, split, spout, tear, vent, window, discontinuity, perforation |
| Antonyms: | closure, solid, closing |
| Main Entry: | rift |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break, crack |
| Synonyms: | breach, chink, cleavage, cleft, cranny, crevice, fault, fissure, flaw, fracture, gap, hiatus, interruption, interval, opening, parting, rent, rime, space, split, rima |
| Antonyms: | closure, closing |
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