cranny

[ kran-ee ]

/ ˈkræn i /

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noun, plural cran·nies.

a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure: They searched every nook and cranny for the missing ring.

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

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Origin of cranny

1400–50; late Middle English crany, perhaps < Middle French crené, past participle of crener to notch, groove; see crenel

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cranny

cranny nook

Words nearby cranny

cranky, cranmer, crannequin, crannied, crannog, cranny, cranreuch, cranston, cranwell, crap, crap around

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Example sentences from the Web for cranny

Rawashda is holding his laptop as he points out every nook and cranny of his studio apartment.
Gay Palestinians In Israel: The 'Invisible Men'|Itay Hod|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Unlike the three-walled sets of Hollywood soundstages, this is made for every nook and cranny to be filmed.
My Visit to the 'Orange Is the New Black' Prison|Kevin Fallon|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Those scenes that are just in every nook and cranny at the Grand Ole Opry, that to me is the beauty of the show.
Emmys 2013: Connie Britton Picks Her Favorite ‘Nashville’ Moments|Connie Britton|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mousack is piped into every nook and cranny of the damn ship: the elevators, the restaurants, the hallways.
My Disney Cruise from Hell|Laura Bennett|April 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST

She knew every nook and cranny of the islands, points and bays.
Green Eyes|Roy J. Snell
They thrust themselves, ransacking, into every nook and cranny that a rat would not go through, scarcely.
Bits of Blarney|R. Shelton Mackenzie
They searched every nook and cranny, and meanwhile Totantora got away.
Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence|Alice B. Emerson
Low bookshelves were in every nook and cranny, filled with books, the shelves actually sagging with them.
Molly Brown of Kentucky|Nell Speed
Pursued by a snake, the monkey has taken refuge in a cranny beneath a projecting rock.
From Pole to Pole|Sven Anders Hedin

British Dictionary definitions for cranny

cranny

/ (ˈkrænɪ) /

noun plural -nies

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

Derived forms of cranny

crannied, adjective

Word Origin for cranny

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

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Idioms and Phrases with cranny

cranny

see nook and cranny.

cranny

noun, plural cran·nies.

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noun plural -nies

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