crevice

crevice in a sentence

• A tiny lizard darted into a crevice in the wall and vanished.
• The climbers wedged their fingers into a narrow crevice in the cliff face to steady themselves.

Words that mean something similar

crack, gap, split

More words about places & settings

• dank: Unpleasantly damp, cold and musty, like the inside of a cave.
• debris: The broken bits and pieces left scattered after something is destroyed.
• derelict: Empty, abandoned and falling to pieces.
• desolate: Empty, lonely and sad, with nothing and nobody in it.
• dilapidated: Falling to pieces because it has not been looked after.
• domestic: Belonging to the home and family, or tame and kept by people.
• eerie: Strange in a way that makes you feel nervous or scared.
• exotic: Unusual and exciting because it comes from a faraway place.

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