crevasse
(noun) a deep fissure
Source: WordNet® 3.1
crevasse (plural crevasses)
A crack or fissure in a glacier or snowfield; a chasm.
(US) A breach in a canal or river bank.
(figuratively) A discontinuity or “gap” between the accounted variables and an observed outcome.
crevasse (third-person singular simple present crevasses, present participle crevassing, simple past and past participle crevassed)
(intransitive) To form crevasses.
(transitive) To fissure with crevasses.
Source: Wiktionary
Cre`vasse" (kr`vs"), n. Etym: [F. See Crevice.]
1. A deep crevice or fissure, as in embankment; one of the clefts or fissure by which the mass of a glacier is divided.
2. A breach in the levee or embankment of a river, caused by the pressure of the water, as on the lower Mississippi. [U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
