US /ˈkɹæni/ UK /ˈkræni/
noun Freq #36694

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a small, narrow opening, crack, or crevice

    Dust had settled in every cranny of the old cabinet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a small, narrow opening,... crevicecrackfissurechink
Word family
Forms crannies
Related forms nook

Etymology

From Middle English crani or crany, probably related to Old French cran or cren ("notch, fissure"). Its deeper origin is uncertain and may be Germanic or Celtic.

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