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cranny

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cran·ny  (krn)
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
Noun1.crannycranny - 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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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.
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