Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nook and cranny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: nook and cran-ny
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access.

Example Sentences

"Everyone helped out to clean every nook and cranny of the house."
"Cleaning this equipment really isn't hard except that getting into all the nooks and crannies is time-consuming."
"Det er underligt at komme hjemme fra sin egen Krinkelkrog, gaae med Skib, der ogsaa er en Slags Krinkelkrog, og saa pludselig være over hundrede Mile borte og staae i et fremmedt Land."
"One two, one two, one two, titty! I know every nook and cranny in New York City, We're Ciccone, and that's enough, I'm the Royal Tuff Titty, and you gotta taste my love, Taste my love!"
"Ever since the post-war spread of the motor car, the railways have had to contend with tough competition, but have had an inherent advantage in the commuter and inter-city markets. Now they are about to face two new enemies - a technology that everyone has learnt to use and a virus that many people think lurks in every nook and cranny of the rail system."

Inflected Forms

nooks and crannies (plural)

Phrases

every nook and cranny every old nook and cranny

Synonyms

nook or cranny nooks and crannies

Questions

What does nook and cranny mean?: A place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access.

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