small, out-of-the-way places or places where something can be hidden. (Usually with every. Fixed order.) • We looked for the tickets in every nook and cranny. They were lost. There was no doubt. • The decorator had placed flowers in every nook and cranny.
Every nook and cranny
If you search every nook and cranny, you look everywhere for something.
nook and cranny, every Everywhere, as in I've searched for it in every nook and cranny, and I still can't find it. This metaphoric idiom pairs nook, which has meant “an out-of-the-way corner” since the mid-1300s, with cranny, which has meant “a crack or crevice” since about 1440. Neither noun is heard much other than in this idiom.
An cranny idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with cranny, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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