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crevice vs fracture

fracture vs crevice

crevice and fracture both are nouns.

crevice is not a verb while fracture is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crevice Yes No No No
fracture Yes No Yes No
As nouns, fracture is a hyponym of crevice; that is, fracture is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crevice:
  • crevice: a long narrow cleft
  • fracture: (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
Other hyponyms of crevice include chap, chink, crevasse, fatigue crack, break, fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, rift, slit, split, vent, volcano.
crevice (noun) fracture (noun)
a long narrow cleft the act of cracking something
a long narrow depression in a surface (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
breaking of hard tissue such as bone
crevice (verb) fracture (verb)
fracture a bone of
become fractured
violate or abuse
break into pieces
interrupt, break, or destroy
Difference between crevice and fracture

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