Definition of Crevices. Meaning of Crevices. Synonyms of Crevices

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Definition of Crevices

Crevice
Crevice Crev"ice (kr?v"?s), n. [OE. crevace, crevice. F. crevasse, fr. crever to break, burst, fr. L. crepare to crack,break. Cf. Craven, Crepitate, Crevasse.] A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack or the separation of a junction; a cleft; a fissure; a rent. The mouse, Behind the moldering wainscot, shrieked, Or from the crevice peered about. --Tennyson.
Crevice
Crevice Crev"ice, v. t. To crack; to flaw. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.

Meaning of Crevices from wikipedia

- Look up crevice in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A crevice is a fracture or fissure in rock. Crevice may also refer to: Crevice corrosion, occurs in...
- trapped and not renewed. These spaces are generally called crevices. Examples of crevices are gaps and contact areas between parts, under gaskets or seals...
- Crevice weaver spiders (Filistatidae) comprise cribellate spiders with features that have been regarded as "primitive" for araneomorph spiders. They are...
- also known as tonsilloliths, are mineralizations of debris within the crevices of the tonsils. When not mineralized, the presence of debris is known as...
- Crevice Cave is a cave located in Perry County in the state of Missouri. It is the longest cave in Missouri and one of the longest caves in the United...
- species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name crevice alumroot, or small-flowered alumroot. It is native to western North America...
- into two or more pieces. A fracture will sometimes form a deep fissure or crevice in the rock. Fractures are commonly caused by stress exceeding the rock...
- habitats with greater diversity in crevices and rock sizes. Immature lizards may dwell in smaller rocks with fewer crevices due to competition over more complex...
- particles are discarded. Species dwelling in crevices are able to withdraw their introverts, blocking the crevice entrance with their thickened trunks and...
- synonym Homaridae. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs have claws...