Noun
- 1. crevice, cranny, crack, fissure, chap, depression, impression, imprint
- usage: a long narrow depression in a surface
- 2. crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure, opening, gap
- usage: a long narrow opening
- 3. fissure, groove, vallecula
- usage: (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
Verb
- 1. fissure, crack
- usage: break into fissures or fine cracks
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