cranny

[kran-ee]

noun

plural

crannies 

1. a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure.

   They searched every nook and cranny for the missing ring.

2. a small out-of-the-way place or obscure corner; nook.

cranny

/ ˈkrænɪ /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• crannied adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cranny¹

1400–50; late Middle English crany, perhaps < Middle French crené, past participle of crener to notch, groove; crenel

Word History and Origins

Origin of cranny¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

see nook and cranny.

Example Sentences

That allows it to be littered with props, such as the throne-like chair near its entrance, and for nooks and crannies such as a “film vault” to be renamed a “kill vault.”

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, drivers here look to beat the system, waiting in nooks and crannies along Eastfield Road for a message that their passengers have arrived.

From BBC

The tactility of the book encourages you to explore every nook and cranny of the house, which does already feel like a museum of sorts.

From Los Angeles Times

All the nooks and crannies of the human body become home to a world of microbial life, known as the microbiome.

From BBC

Arroyo Hondo is a long creek with plenty of nooks and crannies for trout to hide in.

From Los Angeles Times