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cranny
cran·ny C0725900 (krăn′ē)n. pl. cran·nies A small opening, as in a wall or rock face; a crevice.
[Middle English crani, perhaps alteration of Old French cren, cran, notch, from crener, to notch, from Vulgar Latin *crināre, probably of Gaulish origin and akin to Irish ara-chrin, he decays, fails, withers.]
cran′nied adj.cranny (ˈkrænɪ) n, pl -niesa narrow opening, as in a wall or rock face; chink; crevice (esp in the phrase every nook and cranny)[C15: from Old French cran notch, fissure; compare crenel] ˈcrannied adjcran•ny (ˈkræn i)
n., pl. -nies. 1. a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; crevice. 2. an out-of-the-way place or corner; nook. [1400–50; perhaps < Middle French crené, past participle of crener to notch, groove] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  cranny - a long narrow depression in a surfacecrevice, fissure, chap, crackimprint, impression, depression - a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud" | | 2. | cranny - a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)hole - an opening into or through something |
crannynoun crevice, opening, hole, crack, gap, breach, rift, nook, cleft, chink, fissure, interstice The lizards fled into crannies in the rocks.Translationsnook (nuk) noun a quiet, dark corner or place. 隱蔽處 隐蔽处every nook and cranny everywhere. They searched in every nook and cranny. 每一個角落 每一个角落cranny
any (old) nook or crannyAny part or section of a given place, especially those that are hard to see or reach. I don't know where you put your keys, they could be in any nook or cranny. There are so many books in the library that you can find all sorts of interesting things in any old nook or cranny there.See also: any, cranny, nooknook and crannyEvery possible place or part of something, down to the smallest ones. You need to clean every nook and cranny of this room before your grandmother gets here—it has to be spotless for her! I looked in every nook and cranny of the attic and couldn't find that box anywhere.See also: and, cranny, nooknook or crannyEvery possible place or part of something, down to the smallest ones. You need to clean every nook or cranny of this room before your grandmother gets here—it has to be spotless for her! I looked in every nook or cranny of the attic and couldn't find that box anywhere.See also: cranny, nookevery (old) nook and crannyEvery part or section of a given place, especially those that are hard to see or reach. Every nook or cranny of this house needs to be clean when Grandma comes to visit. There are so many books in the library that you can find all sorts of interesting things in every old nook or cranny there.See also: and, cranny, every, nookevery nook and crannyFig. every small, out-of-the-way place or places where something can be hidden. We looked for the tickets in every nook and cranny. They were lost. There was no doubt. The decorator had placed flowers in every nook and cranny.See also: and, cranny, every, nooknook and cranny, everyEverywhere, as in I've searched for it in every nook and cranny, and I still can't find it. This metaphoric idiom pairs nook, which has meant "an out-of-the-way corner" since the mid-1300s, with cranny, which has meant "a crack or crevice" since about 1440. Neither noun is heard much other than in this idiom. See also: and, every, nooknooks and crannies COMMON If you talk about the nooks and crannies of a place or object, you mean the smaller parts which are not normally noticed or are hard to reach. In the weeks before Christmas, we would search all the nooks and crannies of the house, trying to find our presents. This historic county town is packed with interesting nooks and crannies to explore. Note: You can also talk about every nook and cranny, meaning all the parts of a place or object. He seemed to know every nook and cranny of Venice. Note: A nook is a corner or recess in a wall, and a cranny is a narrow opening or gap. See also: and, cranny, nookevery nook and cranny every part or aspect of something.See also: and, cranny, every, nook(in) every ˌnook and ˈcranny (informal) everywhere; (in) all parts of a place: I’ve looked in every nook and cranny but I can’t find it. ♢ She knows every nook and cranny of the city, so she’s the perfect guide.A nook is a small hidden place and a cranny is a small hole. Both are old-fashioned words.See also: and, cranny, every, nooknook and cranny, everyEvery place, all over. This expression combines nook, which has meant an out-of-the-way corner since the fourteenth century, and cranny, meaning a crack or crevice since the fifteenth century. Frederick Marryat used it in Japhet in Search of a Father (1836): “After examining every nook and cranny they could think of.”See also: and, every, nookEncyclopediaSeeNOOKcranny
Related to cranny: bize, worthy, every nook and crannySynonyms for crannynoun creviceSynonyms- crevice
- opening
- hole
- crack
- gap
- breach
- rift
- nook
- cleft
- chink
- fissure
- interstice
Synonyms for crannynoun a long narrow depression in a surfaceSynonymsRelated Words- imprint
- impression
- depression
noun a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)Related Words |