fissures

Noun

• a long narrow depression in a surface
• a long narrow opening
• (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
• plural of fissure

Verb

• break into fissures or fine cracks
• third-person singular simple present indicative of fissure

Synonyms

chap, cleft, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure, scissure