cranny

  • 21cranny — Synonyms and related words: abysm, abyss, alcove, arroyo, asylum, bay, bezel, bolt hole, box canyon, breach, break, cache, canyon, carrel, cavity, chamfer, chap, chase, chasm, check, chimney, chink, cleft, cleuch, clough, col, concealment, corner …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 22cranny — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. crevice, crack. See interval. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. crevice, crack, break; see hole 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. opening, crevice, fissure, cavity, gap, chink, cleft, furrow …

    English dictionary for students

  • 23cranny — cran|ny [ kræni ] noun count a long narrow hole, especially in a wall or rock: CREVICE => NOOK …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24cranny — see CRENELLATE …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 25cranny — cran·ny || krænɪ n. chink, crevice, crack, gap …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 26cranny — noun (plural crannies) a small, narrow space or opening. Derivatives crannied adjective Origin ME: from OFr. crane notched , from cran, from pop. L. crena notch …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27cranny — n. Cleft, crack, fissure, chink, crevice, rift, gap, break, breach, interstice, opening …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 28cranny — n 1. chink, chip, crack, chap, check, fracture, break; fissure, crevice, crevasse, groove, furrow, rut, bergschrund; cleft, split, slit, rift, breach, stria, rupture, sulcus, scission, Archaic. scissure, separation; gash, rent, scotch, cut. 2.… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 29cranny — cran·ny …

    English syllables

  • 30cranny — cran•ny [[t]ˈkræn i[/t]] n. pl. nies 1) a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; crevice 2) cvb an out of the way place or corner; nook • Etymology: 1400–50; perh. < MF crené, ptp. of crener to notch, groove …

    From formal English to slang

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