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any nook or cranny

any nook or cranny noun: any part of a place; anywhere.

Noun

any nook or cranny (plural any nooks or crannies)

  1. (idiomatic) Any part of a place; anywhere.
    • This book could be in any nook or cranny of the house.
    • An absolute system cannot afford to leave any nook or cranny of existence unexplored.1893, David George Ritchie, Andrew Seth, “Darwin and Hegel” (chapter II), in Darwin and Hegel: With Other Philosophical Studies, page 72, footnote 1; quoting Hegelianism and Personality, 2nd edition...

Forms of any nook or cranny

pluralany nooks or crannies
alternative formany old nook or cranny

Questions about any nook or cranny

What does any nook or cranny mean?
Any nook or cranny means any part of a place; anywhere.
What part of speech is any nook or cranny?
Any nook or cranny is a noun.
What is the plural of any nook or cranny?
The plural of any nook or cranny is any nooks or crannies.

Words near any nook or cranny in the dictionary

  1. any longer
  2. any minute now
  3. any moment now
  4. any more
  5. any more for any more
  6. any nook or cranny
  7. any nooks or crannies
  8. any number of
  9. any ol'
  10. any old
  11. any old how

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