Crevice
Gap, Space, Chance, Fault, Room
noun
The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.
The reading is the same as the one you learned with the kanji.
彼女がマシンガントークを繰り広げていたので、私が会話に入る隙はこれっぽっちもありませんでした。
She talked like a machine gun and there was no room for me to get into the conversation.