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cranny

[kran-ee]

noun

plural

crannies 
  1. a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure.

    They searched every nook and cranny for the missing ring.

  2. a small out-of-the-way place or obscure corner; nook.



cranny

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. a narrow opening, as in a wall or rock face; chink; crevice (esp in the phrase every nook and cranny )

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cranny1

1400–50; late Middle English crany, perhaps < Middle French é, past participle of crener to notch, groove; crenel
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cranny1

C15: from Old French cran notch, fissure; compare crenel
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Idioms and Phrases

see nook and cranny.
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Example Sentences

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The tactility of the book encourages you to explore every nook and cranny of the house, which does already feel like a museum of sorts.

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All the nooks and crannies of the human body become home to a world of microbial life, known as the microbiome.

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Arroyo Hondo is a long creek with plenty of nooks and crannies for trout to hide in.

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Cooper has a reputation in government as being a proper expert in her brief, having studied every nook and cranny of the department as chair of the Home Affairs Committee and as shadow home secretary.

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Of all the human beings going about their daily business, in all the nooks and crannies on Earth, no-one is better placed than surfers to tell us something isn't right.

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