crevice

  • 11crevice — [[t]kre̱vɪs[/t]] crevices N COUNT A crevice is a narrow crack or gap, especially in a rock. ...a huge boulder with rare ferns growing in every crevice. Syn: fissure …

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  • 12crevice — UK [ˈkrevɪs] / US noun [countable] Word forms crevice : singular crevice plural crevices a narrow crack in rock or in a wall …

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  • 13crevice — crevasse, crevice are both derived from a Latin root crepare meaning ‘to break with a crash’. A crevasse is a deep open crack or fissure in a glacier; in AmE it is also used to mean a breach in a river embankment. A crevice is a narrow cleft or… …

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  • 14crevice — noun /ˈkɹɛvɪs/ A narrow crack or fissure, in a rock or wall. I cant tell you how urbane and sprightly the old poll parrot was; and [...] not a pocket, not a crevice, of pomp, humbug, respectability in him: he was fresh as a daisy. (William Butler …

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  • 15crevice — noun Crevice is used after these nouns: ↑rock …

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  • 16crevice — [14] Rather like crack, the word crevice began with the notion of the sharp noise of breaking and gradually developed to denote the fissure caused by such a break. It comes ultimately from the Latin verb crepāre ‘creak, rattle, crack’ (source of… …

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  • 17crevice — noun the termites crawled into a crevice Syn: crack, fissure, cleft, chink, interstice, cranny, nook, slit, split, rift, fracture, breach; opening, gap, hole …

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  • 18crevice — [14] Rather like crack, the word crevice began with the notion of the sharp noise of breaking and gradually developed to denote the fissure caused by such a break. It comes ultimately from the Latin verb crepāre ‘creak, rattle, crack’ (source of… …

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  • 19Crevice corrosion — refers to corrosion occurring in confined spaces to which the access of the working fluid from the environment is limited. These spaces are generally called crevices. Examples of crevices are gaps and contact areas between parts, under gaskets or …

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  • 20Crevice Mountain Lodge — (Gardiner,США) Категория отеля: 3 звездочный отель Адрес: 384 Crevice Road, Gardiner, MT 59030, США Описание: Featuring a hot …

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