crevice
noun/ˈkrɛvɪs/
Frequency rank: #18,350 most common English word
Meaning
a narrow crack or opening in a hard surface such as rock or a wall.
Example sentence
The tiny lizard squeezed itself into crevice in the rock to hide from predators.
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