Interstice

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A space, especially a small or narrow one, between things or parts: "There is a gleam of luminous gold, where the sinking western sun has found a first direct interstice in the clouds” ( John Fowles).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A small opening or space between objects, especially adjacent objects or objects set closely together, as between cords in a rope or components of a multiconductor electrical cable or between atoms in a crystal.
  • n. An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.
  • n. By extension, a small interval of time free to be spent on activities other than one's primary goal.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. That which intervenes between one thing and another; especially, a space between things closely set, or between the parts which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval.
  • n. An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between the reception of the various degrees of orders.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An intervening space; an opening; especially, a small or narrow space between apposed surfaces or things; a gap, chink, slit, crevice, or cranny.
  • n. In canon law, the interval of time required for promotion from a lower to a higher degree of orders.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ
  • n. small opening between things
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    opening   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    crack    crevice    hole    interval    fissure    chink    slit    cranny    gap   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    crevice    chink    cranny    fissure