interstice

1 a break in continuity there's an occasional interstice in the tedium, but most of the novel is boring Synonyms of interstice discontinuity, hiatus, hiccup (also hiccough), interim, interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, gap, interval, parenthesisWords Related to interstice caesura, comma, interspace, lag, pause, space, time lag, window; entr'acte; bumper; adjournment, discontinuance, lapse, suspension; lull, recess, respite, rest; subintervalNear Antonyms of interstice continuum, run, stretch; procession, progressionAntonyms of interstice continuation, continuity

2 an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge) pesky weeds growing in the interstices between the flagstones Synonyms of interstice breach, break, discontinuity, gulf, hiatus, hole, gap, interval, opening, rent, rift, separation, voidWords Related to interstice chink, cleft, crack, cranny, crevice, fissure; notch, slit, slot, split; interspace, pore; abyss, aperture, cavity, chasm, gape, orifice; fracture, rupture, severance, sundering