Question

interstice All the interstices between the rocks have been filled with new cement, and the wall should be fine for another hundred years. interstice*

Accepted Answer

A little space between two things; chink, crevice. People often speak of interstices in the physical sense (referring to the interstices in surfaces, for example, or microscopic interstices between particles in chemical compounds), but also often in a less literal way (the interstices in a movie's plot, in the economy, in what's covered by a complicated tax law, etc.). The pronunciation of interstice is slightly unusual; you might not guess that it's accented on the second syllable. This is also true in the plural interstices, which is used more often than the singular form; note also that in interstices the final e is usually pronounced long, so that it rhymes with bees

word	interstice
definition	A little space between two things; chink, crevice.
eg_sentence	All the interstices between the rocks have been filled with new cement, and the wall should be fine for another hundred years.
explanation	People often speak of interstices in the physical sense (referring to the interstices in surfaces, for example, or microscopic interstices between particles in chemical compounds), but also often in a less literal way (the interstices in a movie's plot, in the economy, in what's covered by a complicated tax law, etc.). The pronunciation of interstice is slightly unusual; you might not guess that it's accented on the second syllable. This is also true in the plural interstices, which is used more often than the singular form; note also that in interstices the final e is usually pronounced long, so that it rhymes with bees
IPA	interstice*

Interstices Space Things Chink Crevice Rocks Filled Cement