crevices
Gaps in rock
Crevices is the plural of crevice, a narrow opening or crack in a surface, especially in rock or a wall.
Things hide or get lost in crevices: Crumbs fell into the crevices of the couch cushions.
The word often appears with nooks: They searched every nook and crevice of the old house.
Narrow break or attempt
- gapUnfilled space between
- fissureNarrow crack in rock
- cleftNarrow vertical split
- splitSeparation into parts
rift · chink · slot · groove · notch · breach · aperture · slit
Narrow crack in rock
- faultImperfection or blame
- erosionGradual wearing away
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- karstEroded soluble rock terrain
cavern · bedrock · granite · basalt · strata · canyon · rockface · weathering
crack
Narrow break or attempt
split · rift · chink · slot · groove · notch · breach · aperture · slit · interstice
fissure
Narrow crack in rock
karst · cavern · bedrock · granite · basalt · strata · canyon · rockface · weathering · outcrop
shelter
Protected place or structure
sanctuary · retreat · haven · refuge · cubbyhole · cranny · recess · dwelling · habitat · burrow
hidden
Kept out of sight
obscured · veiled · concealed · shrouded · unseen · undiscovered · cryptic · mystery · camouflage · nesting
- crackscracks, crack, fissure, gaps, gap
- rocky terraincliffs, boulders, scree, outcrops, rockfall
- rocky shoresrocky shores, tidal pools, intertidal zone, rockpools, sea stacks
- sea cavessea caves, grottoes, grottos, caverns, chambers
- cliff featuresprecipice, cliff face, crag, rock ledge, ledge
- compartmentscompartments, cubbies, cubbyholes, pigeonholes, niches
crevicessmooth surfaces
polished surfaces · level ground · uniformity · plains · smoothness
crevicesclearings
Treeless forest spaces
expanses · wide spaces · open spaces · plains · plateaus
crevicesridges
Narrow elevated formations
protrusions · bulges · peaks · bumps · prominences
- rock creviceGap between stones