crannies — cran·ny || krænɪ n. chink, crevice, crack, gap … English contemporary dictionary
nooks and crannies — every nook and cranny every part of a place. I dusted the living room really thoroughly, making sure I got into all the nooks and crannies … New idioms dictionary
all the nooks and crannies — every nook and cranny/all the nooks and crannies/ phrase every part of a place We searched every nook and cranny of the house for him. Thesaurus: everywhere and anywheresynonym Main entry: nook … Useful english dictionary
nooks and crannies — Scottish Vernacular Dictionary Wee places tae hide. Small places that cannot be reached easily! … English dialects glossary
nooks and crannies — corners and cracks, hidden places that are hard to find … English contemporary dictionary
nooks and crannies — noun something remote (Freq. 1) he explored every nook and cranny of science • Syn: ↑nook and cranny • Hypernyms: ↑detail, ↑item, ↑point … Useful english dictionary
cranny — [[t]kræ̱ni[/t]] crannies N COUNT: usu pl Crannies are very narrow openings or spaces in something. every nook and cranny → see nook They fled like lizards into crannies in the rocks. Syn: crevice … English dictionary
Crannied — Cranny Cran ny, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crannied} ( n?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crannying}.] 1. To crack into, or become full of, crannies. [R.] [1913 Webster] The ground did cranny everywhere. Golding. [1913 Webster] 2. To haunt, or enter by, crannies.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cranny — Cran ny (kr[a^]n n[y^]), n.; pl. {Crannies} ( n[i^]z). [F. cran notch, prob. from L. crena (a doubful word).] 1. A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance. [1913 Webster] In a firm building, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cranny — Cran ny, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crannied} ( n?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crannying}.] 1. To crack into, or become full of, crannies. [R.] [1913 Webster] The ground did cranny everywhere. Golding. [1913 Webster] 2. To haunt, or enter by, crannies. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
