noun
cranny
KRA-nee
noun
1
A small, narrow gap or opening, such as a crack in a wall.
"Spiders love hiding in every nook and cranny of the old house."
How to Use Cranny
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tiny crack or gap, almost always used in the phrase "nooks and crannies".
Common pairings
nooks and crannies
every cranny
Word Forms
crannied past tense, crannies plural, crannies plural, crannies singular
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Etymology
From Middle English crany, likely from Old French cran ("notch"), of uncertain deeper origin.