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nook or cranny

nook or cranny noun: a place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access.

Noun

nook or cranny (plural nooks or crannies)

  1. (idiomatic) A place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access.
    • There was not one nook or cranny in the house to hide it.
    • There's not a nook or cranny that I haven't looked in.
    Synonyms:
    nook and cranny

Synonyms of nook or cranny

Forms of nook or cranny

pluralnooks or crannies

Words formed from nook or cranny

Questions about nook or cranny

What does nook or cranny mean?
Nook or cranny means a place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access.
What part of speech is nook or cranny?
Nook or cranny is a noun.
What is the plural of nook or cranny?
The plural of nook or cranny is nooks or crannies.

Words near nook or cranny in the dictionary

  1. nooit
  2. Noojee
  3. nook
  4. nook and corner
  5. nook and cranny
  6. nook or cranny
  7. nook-shotten
  8. Nookat
  9. nooked
  10. nookeries
  11. nookery

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