Definition of "fissures" []

• Plural form of fissure. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fissure. (verb)

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• "Cracks in your heel are known as fissures and, if not properly cared for, can cause pain standing and walking in shoes or sandals."
• "The hierarchal status of the Tudor princesses merely allowed them to exploit certain fissures — in particular, the resources of the household — to their fullest potential."
• "Palestine, from its hilly character, abounds in fissures and caves, affording shelter to the persecuted, as the fifty hid by Obadiah (1Ki 18: 4, 13) and Elijah (1Ki 19: 8, 13); and"