crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
(noun) a long narrow opening
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scissure (plural scissures)
A longitudinal opening made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.
Source: Wiktionary
Scis"sure, n. Etym: [L. scissura, from scindere, scissum, to cut, spilt.]
Definition: A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure. Hammond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 January 2025
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
