Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nook or cranny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: nook or cran-ny
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"There was not one nook or cranny in the house to hide it."
"There's not a nook or cranny that I haven't looked in."
"Everyone went to sleep in some nook or cranny of the house."

Inflected Forms

nooks or crannies (plural)

Phrases

any nook or cranny any old nook or cranny

Synonyms

nook and cranny

Questions

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

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