cranny

cran·ny (kr

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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.]

crannied adj.

cranny [ˈkrænɪ]

n pl -nies

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

[from Old French cran notch, fissure; compare crenel]

crannied adj

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	cranny - a long narrow depression in a surface crevice, fissure, chap, crack imprint, 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

cranny

noun crevice, opening, hole, crack, gap, breach, rift, nook, cleft, chink, fissure, interstice The lizards fled into crannies in the rocks.

Translations

cranny [ˈkrænɪ] N → grieta f

cranny [ˈkræni] n (= recess) → recoin m
see also nook

cranny

n → Ritze f, → Spalte f ? nook

cranny nook

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chap Chink cleft corner crack Crannied crenelated Crenelation crenellated crevice depression detail everywhere fissure gap impression imprint item Niched	Turning to the place from which the sound came I dimly saw a shadowy form which fled at my movement, squeezing itself through a cranny in the wall. The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context We searched every nook and cranny of barns and out-buildings and woods on both the King farms; we inquired far and wide; we roved over Carlisle meadows calling Paddy's name, until Aunt Janet grew exasperated and declared we must stop making such exhibitions of ourselves. The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context It was truly the most open farce, and I wondered that the lawyer should care to keep it up; but, after all, it was quite in the taste of that age, when there were two parties in the state, and quiet persons, with no very high opinions of their own, sought out every cranny to avoid offence to either. Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context	craniotomy cranium crank Crank axle crank call crank handle crank letter crank out Crank pin Crank shaft crank up Crank wheel Crankbird crankcase Cranked crankiness Crankle Crankness Cranko crankpin crankshaft cranky Cranmer Crannied crannog cranny cranshaw Cranston Crantara Crants Cranwell crap crap game crap out Crap shooting crap up crap-shooter crapaud Crapaudine crape crape fern crape jasmine crape myrtle Crapefish crapehanger crapette Crapnel crapola crapper crappie Crapple	Crankshaft Position Crankshaft Position Sensor Crankshaft Sensor Crankshafts Crankshafts cranky cranky cranky cranky Cranky Old Bastard Cranky the crane Cranky the crane Cranmer Cranmer Cranmer, Thomas Cranmer, Thomas CRANN crannied crannied crannies crannies crannog crannog Crannóg Crannóg Crannoge Crannoge Crannogs Crannogs Crannon cranny Cranog Cranog Crans Crans Crans Montana Forum cranshaw CRANSI Cranston Cranston Cranston Area Career and Technical Center Cranston High School East Cranston High School West Cranston Johnston Catholic Regional School Cranston Municipal Employees Credit Union Cranston, Alan Crantara Crants Cranwell Cranwell Cranwell Airfield Cranz Cranz Cranzkuhren CRAO crap crap crap crap Crap around Penn Station Crap At the Environment

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Turning to the place from which the sound came I dimly saw a shadowy form which fled at my movement, squeezing itself through a cranny in the wall.

The Arabian Nights by Lang, Andrew View in context

We searched every nook and cranny of barns and out-buildings and woods on both the King farms; we inquired far and wide; we roved over Carlisle meadows calling Paddy's name, until Aunt Janet grew exasperated and declared we must stop making such exhibitions of ourselves.

The Golden Road by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context

It was truly the most open farce, and I wondered that the lawyer should care to keep it up; but, after all, it was quite in the taste of that age, when there were two parties in the state, and quiet persons, with no very high opinions of their own, sought out every cranny to avoid offence to either.

Kidnapped by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context

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