slitlike
Like a fissure
Resembling a slit—narrow, elongated, and typically horizontal: slitlike eyes, slitlike windows in the fortress wall.
The word describes openings or features that are much longer than they are wide, suggesting a thin gap or incision.
Of small width
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
- creviceNarrow opening in surface
- fissureNarrow crack in rock
- gapUnfilled space between
chink · crack · cleft · opening · vent · interstice · keyhole · incision
Aquatic respiratory organ
- nostrilNasal breathing aperture
- blowholeWhale's breathing aperture
- spiracleExternal respiratory aperture
- stomaBody or leaf opening
pore · pupil · ventral · membrane · aperture · respiratory · valve · orifice
Having angled overlapping strips
- venetianHorizontal slatted window shade
- shutterHinged window covering
- blindsAdjustable slatted window coverings
- jalousieAdjustable slatted window covering
lattice · grille · peephole · observation · embrasure · porthole · viewing · screened
Elliptical with pointed ends
- narrowedMade less wide
- squintingNarrowing eyes to see
- hoodedHaving a fabric headpiece
- catlikeResembling a feline
feline · serpentine · reptilian · watchful · suspicious · piercing · menacing · calculating
narrow
Of small width
gap · chink · crack · cleft · opening · vent · interstice · keyhole · incision · gash
gill
Aquatic respiratory organ
- nostrilNasal breathing aperture
- blowholeWhale's breathing aperture
- spiracleExternal respiratory aperture
stoma · pore · pupil · ventral · membrane · aperture · respiratory · valve · orifice
louvered
Having angled overlapping strips
- venetianHorizontal slatted window shade
- shutterHinged window covering
- blindsAdjustable slatted window coverings
jalousie · lattice · grille · peephole · observation · embrasure · porthole · viewing · screened · filtered
almond-shaped
Elliptical with pointed ends
catlike · feline · serpentine · reptilian · watchful · suspicious · piercing · menacing · calculating · wary