cranny

cran·ny

 (krăn′ē)

n. pl. cran·nies

A small opening, as in a wall or rock face; a crevice.

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[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.]

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cran′nied adj.

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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)

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

ˈcrannied adj

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cran•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]

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Thesaurus

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

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cranny

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

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Translations

recoin

crepa

cranny

[ˈkrænɪ] N → grieta f

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cranny

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

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cranny

n → Ritze f, → Spalte f ? nook

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nook

(nuk) noun

a quiet, dark corner or place. hoek زاوِيَه هادِئَه ومُظْلِمَه кът(че) canto koutek der Schlupfwinkel krog κόχη, γωνιάrincón pelgupaik قطعه زمين پيش امده soppi coinפינה, מחבוא कोना kutić, zakutak zug sudut afkimi, skot cantuccio すみ 구석진 곳 kampelis, užkampis, nuošali vieta kaktiņš; nostūris ceruk hoekhjørne, krok kącik يوه ټوټه ځمكه canto colţ, cotlon укромный уголок kút kotiček kutak vrå, skrymsle, krypin มุม หรือที่มืด kuytu yer/köşe 隱蔽處 куток; закуток گوشہ، کونا nơi hoặc góc yên tĩnh 隐蔽处

every nook and cranny

everywhere. They searched in every nook and cranny. elke hoekie en gaatjie في كُل مَكان، قَلَب المَكان رأساً عَلى عِقِب في البَحْثِ عن търся навсякъде em todos os cantinhos po všech koutech alle Winkel und Ecken kroge og afkroge παντού en todos los sitios igalt poolt گوشه kaikkialta tous les coins et recoins חִיפשוּ בְּכָל מָקוֹם कोण, एकांत कोना या स्थान, ताक, निर्जन स्थान, गोश kutak mindenhol di mana-mana hver krókur og kimi in tutti gli angoli いたるところ 구석구석 visur visur ceruk-meruk hoekjeoveralt we wszystkich zakamarkach هر چيرى em todos os cantinhos (în) fie­care colţişor каждыи уголок; везде po všetkých kútoch po vseh kotičkih svuda alla vinklar och vrår ทุกซอกทุกมุม köşe bucak 每一個角落 скрізь گوشہ گوشہ ميں khắp nơi 每一个角落

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