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nooks and crannies

nooks and crannies is the plural of nook and cranny.

Meaning of nook and cranny

Noun

nook and cranny (plural nooks and crannies)

  1. (idiomatic) A place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access.
    • Everyone helped out to clean every nook and cranny of the house.
    Synonyms:
    nook or cranny

Questions about nooks and crannies

What is nooks and crannies the plural of?
Nooks and crannies is the plural of nook and cranny.

Words near nooks and crannies in the dictionary

  1. nooklet
  2. nooklets
  3. nooklike
  4. nooks
  5. nooks and corners
  6. nooks and crannies
  7. nooks or crannies
  8. Nooksack
  9. Nooksacks
  10. nooky
  11. noolbenger

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