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interstice

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nounopening, crack

Word Origin & History

early 15c., from Old French interstice (14c.) and directly from Latin interstitium "interval," literally "space between," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + stem of stare "to stand" (see stet). Related: Interstices.

Example Sentences for interstice

Through an interstice she was able to see all the persons seated at the other table.

There was only one crack, and that a very little one; nevertheless he worked his claws into the interstice and dug.

Krupp bent down and glanced through an interstice of a partition at a clock in the corridor.

There was an interstice through which I got my hand, and put that figure-peg in place ...

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Synonyms for interstice

noun opening, crack

aperture
chink
cleft
cranny
crevice
fissure
gap
hole
interval
slit
space

Antonyms for interstice

closure
solid
closing

More words related to interstice

aperture

noun. hole

breach
break
chasm
chink
cleft
crack
cut
eye
fissure
gap
gash
interstice
opening
orifice
outlet
passage
perforation
pinhole
puncture
rift
rupture
slash
slit
slot
space
vent

blank

noun. empty space

abyss
cavity
chasm
emptiness
gap
gulf
hiatus
hole
hollow
hollowness
interstice
interval
lacuna
nihility
nothingness
nullity
omission
opening
preterition
pretermission
skip
tabula rasa
vacancy
vacuity
vacuum
void
womb

crack

noun. break, crevice

breach
chink
chip
cleft
cranny
crevasse
cut
discontinuity
division
fissure
fracture
gap
hole
interstice
interval
rent
rift
rima
rimation
rime
split

cranny

noun. nook, opening

breach
byplace
chink
cleft
crack
crevice
fissure
gap
hole
interstice
niche

crevasses

noun. crack, gap

abyss
chasm
chink
cleft
crack
cranny
cut
division
fissure
fracture
hole
interstice
opening
precipice
rent
rift
slit
split

crevice

noun. crack

abyss
chasm
chink
cleft
crack
cranny
crevasse
cut
division
fissure
fracture
gap
hole
interstice
opening
precipice
rent
rift
slit
split

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