Words from Todays Newspaper: Word#3 of the day: CREVICE ‘Women are relegated to the women’s bar association room, which, in some cases, is even veiled with a soiled curtain or may be consigned to the deepest and darkest crevices of court complexes.’ [The sentence given above has been taken from todays newspaper (dated: Jan 18, 2014)]. The word crevice has been used as a noun here. It refers to a long, tight space often found on the face of a mountain or other geological formations. A crevice can be large or small, but because it is usually hard to reach, it is a great hiding place for all things like reptiles, bugs, and lost climbers. Apt synonyms for the word are – cleft, crack, fissure, rift, etc. Although the word crevice is used to refer to a natural formation, however it can be used to describe any long, narrow space that’s hard to access. For eg., If you’ve lost something you might say, “I’m going to look in every crack and crevice,” to describe the search.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 12:30:00 +0000
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