as in crevice
an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure
one climbing shoe got wedged into a cranny on the face of the cliff
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Recent Examples of cranny
Bone collector caterpillars grow up to be moths, like most caterpillars do, but these moths tend to lay their eggs in a spiderweb’s nooks and crannies.
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Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
Arroyo Hondo is a long creek with plenty of nooks and crannies for trout to hide in.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Wood Sidey recommends using water and wild dish soap with a soft bristle brush to get into the grooves as a porous material with lots of nooks and crannies.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
What's left of Hungary's free press can be found in nooks and crannies that dot the capital.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 20 Apr. 2025
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Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
Arroyo Hondo is a long creek with plenty of nooks and crannies for trout to hide in.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Wood Sidey recommends using water and wild dish soap with a soft bristle brush to get into the grooves as a porous material with lots of nooks and crannies.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2025
What's left of Hungary's free press can be found in nooks and crannies that dot the capital.
—Rob Schmitz, NPR, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranny
Noun
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The crevice attachment’s usefulness isn’t limited to just appliances.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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The vacuum has a run time of 48 minutes and includes a short crevice tool and a small dusting brush.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Scientists were alerted to its relatively rapid movement due to a large fissure that appeared in Ethiopia in 2005.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
14 May 2025
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With all of that pressure, fissures can reveal themselves.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
9 May 2025
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“Cranny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranny. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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