We saw strange, colorful creatures in the crannies of the reef while scuba diving.
We explored every cranny of the old castle.
Recent Examples on the WebAnd the exterior wasn’t one solid sheath of coating, with breading that allowed for small nooks and crannies of crunch.—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024 This vacuum breaks down to get into your car's nooks and crannies.—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 27 July 2024 The brush nozzle is great for pet hair and sweeping dust off computer keyboards, while the crevice tool easily reaches into nooks and crannies to grab hidden debris.—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024 To make use of the weird nooks and crannies created by the wheel wells of a truck bed, the new system has large stash bins with weatherproof lids built into the system’s floor, making use of the space on either side of the truck bed’s wheel well.—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for cranny
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English crany, from Middle French cren, cran notch
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