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noun
A narrow crack or fissure, as in a rock or wall.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The vagina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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verb
To crack; to flaw.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a long narrow opening
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crack, cleft, fissure, scissure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: opening, gap
Narrower terms: chap, chink, crevasse, fatigue crack, fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break, rift, slit, split, vent, volcano
noun
a long narrow depression in a surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: cranny, crack, fissure, chap
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: depression, impression, imprint
History
From Middle English crevice, from Old French crevace, from crever (“to break, burst”), from Latin crepō (“to break, burst, crack”). Doublet of crevasse.
Across languages
54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
