Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Topic: NATURE

Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: cren, cran 'mark cut in a surface'

cranny

 noun
     
cran‧ny plural crannies [countable]
DN a small narrow hole in a wall or rock:
The toad hid itself in a cranny in the wall.

➔ nook and cranny

at nook (3)
Definition of cranny from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic NATURE
Word of the Day
The NATURE
Word of the Day is:
gust

Other related topics