nook or cranny

nook or cranny
A part of a place, especially small or remote.

There was not one nook or cranny in the house to hide it.


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  • nook and cranny — noun A place or part of a place, especially small or remote. Syn: nook or cranny …   Wiktionary

  • nook and cranny — noun something remote he explored every nook and cranny of science • Syn: ↑nooks and crannies • Hypernyms: ↑detail, ↑item, ↑point …   Useful english dictionary

  • every nook and cranny — (informal) Everywhere • • • Main Entry: ↑nook * * * every nook and cranny/all the nooks and crannies/ phrase every part of a place We searched every nook and cranny of the house for him. Thesaurus: everywhere and anywhere …   Useful english dictionary

  • every nook and cranny —     Every nook and cranny means every possible part of a place.     She searched every nook and cranny of the old town looking for antiques …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • every nook and cranny — If you search every nook and cranny, you look everywhere for something …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • every nook and cranny — ► every nook and cranny every part of something. Main Entry: ↑nook …   English terms dictionary

  • any nook or cranny — noun Any part of a place; anywhere. See Also: every nook and cranny …   Wiktionary

  • every nook and cranny — every part of a place. Law books were stuffed into every nook and cranny of his office …   New idioms dictionary

  • nook — [nuk] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from Old Norse] 1.) literary a small quiet place which is sheltered by a rock, a big tree etc ▪ a shady nook 2.) a small space in a corner of a room ▪ the table in the breakfast nook 3.) ev …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • nook — ► NOUN ▪ a corner or recess offering seclusion or security. ● every nook and cranny Cf. ↑every nook and cranny ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

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