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(kræni)

Word forms: plural crannies

1. countable noun [usually plural]

Crannies are very narrow openings or spaces in something.

They fled like lizards into crannies in the rocks.

Synonyms: crevice, opening, hole, crack More Synonyms of cranny

2. every nook and cranny

cranny in British English

(ˈkrænɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -nies

a narrow opening, as in a wall or rock face; chink; crevice (esp in the phrase every nook and cranny)

Derived forms

crannied (ˈcrannied)

adjective

Word origin

C15: from Old French cran notch, fissure; compare crenel

cranny in American English

(ˈkræni)

nounWord forms: plural ˈcrannies

a small, narrow opening; crack, as in a wall

Word origin

ME crani < OFr cran, cren, a notch < OIt crena, a groove < VL, a notch: see crenate

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cranny

every nook and cranny

Examples of 'cranny' in a sentence
cranny

Using a spray also avoids the paint forming pools in nooks and crannies.Get in the nooks and crannies.My wife and I are still finding nooks and crannies we haven't been to before.

(noun) in the sense of crevice

Definition

a narrow opening

The lizards fled into crannies in the rocks.

Synonyms

crevice

a huge boulder with rare ferns growing in every crevice

opening

He squeezed through an opening in the fence.

hole

They got in through a hole in the wall.

kids with holes in the knees of their jeans

crack

She watched him though a crack in the curtains.

gap

the wind tearing through gaps in the window frames

breach

A large battering ram hammered a breach in the wall.

rift

In the open bog are many rifts and potholes.

nook

We found a seat in a little nook and had some lunch.

cleft

a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for a human to squeeze through

chink

He peered through a chink in the curtains.

fissure

There was a great crack, and a fissure opened up.

interstice

Additional synonyms

in the sense of breach

Definition

a crack, break, or gap

A large battering ram hammered a breach in the wall.

Synonyms

opening,

crack,

break,

hole,

split,

gap,

rent,

rift,

rupture,

aperture,

chasm,

cleft,

fissure

in the sense of chink

Definition

a small narrow opening

He peered through a chink in the curtains.

Synonyms

opening,

crack,

gap,

rift,

aperture,

cleft,

crevice,

fissure,

cranny

in the sense of cleft

Definition

an indentation or split

a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for a human to squeeze through

Synonyms

opening,

break,

crack,

gap,

rent,

breach,

fracture,

rift,

chink,

crevice,

fissure,

cranny

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cranny

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单词	cranny
释义	Trends of cranny View usage for: cranny (kræni) Word forms: plural crannies 1. countable noun [usually plural] Crannies are very narrow openings or spaces in something. They fled like lizards into crannies in the rocks. Synonyms: crevice, opening, hole, crack More Synonyms of cranny 2. every nook and cranny cranny in British English (ˈkrænɪ) nounWord forms: plural -nies a narrow opening, as in a wall or rock face; chink; crevice (esp in the phrase every nook and cranny) Derived forms crannied (ˈcrannied) adjective Word origin C15: from Old French cran notch, fissure; compare crenel cranny in American English (ˈkræni) nounWord forms: plural ˈcrannies a small, narrow opening; crack, as in a wall Word origin ME crani < OFr cran, cren, a notch < OIt crena, a groove < VL, a notch: see crenate More idioms containing cranny every nook and cranny Examples of 'cranny' in a sentence cranny Using a spray also avoids the paint forming pools in nooks and crannies. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Get in the nooks and crannies. Times, Sunday Times (2012) My wife and I are still finding nooks and crannies we haven't been to before. Times, Sunday Times (2016) (noun) in the sense of crevice Definition a narrow opening The lizards fled into crannies in the rocks. Synonyms crevice a huge boulder with rare ferns growing in every crevice opening He squeezed through an opening in the fence. hole They got in through a hole in the wall. kids with holes in the knees of their jeans crack She watched him though a crack in the curtains. gap the wind tearing through gaps in the window frames breach A large battering ram hammered a breach in the wall. rift In the open bog are many rifts and potholes. nook We found a seat in a little nook and had some lunch. cleft a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for a human to squeeze through chink He peered through a chink in the curtains. fissure There was a great crack, and a fissure opened up. interstice Additional synonyms in the sense of breach Definition a crack, break, or gap A large battering ram hammered a breach in the wall. Synonyms opening, crack, break, hole, split, gap, rent, rift, rupture, aperture, chasm, cleft, fissure in the sense of chink Definition a small narrow opening He peered through a chink in the curtains. Synonyms opening, crack, gap, rift, aperture, cleft, crevice, fissure, cranny in the sense of cleft Definition an indentation or split a narrow cleft in the rocks too small for a human to squeeze through Synonyms opening, break, crack, gap, rent, breach, fracture, rift, chink, crevice, fissure, cranny Nearby words of cranny crane crank cranky cranny crash crash into crass Synonyms of 'cranny' cranny Explore 'cranny' in the dictionary
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