"nook or cranny" meaning in All languages combined

See nook or cranny on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: nooks or crannies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|nooks or crannies}} nook or cranny (plural nooks or crannies)
  1. (idiomatic) A place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: nook and cranny (english: positive sentences) Derived forms: any nook or cranny, any old nook or cranny
    Sense id: en-nook_or_cranny-en-noun-vvPWIhhv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        "plural"
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    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        },
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        }
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        {
          "word": "any nook or cranny"
        },
        {
          "word": "any old nook or cranny"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "There was not one nook or cranny in the house to hide it.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "There's not a nook or cranny that I haven't looked in.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Everyone went to sleep in some nook or cranny of the house.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "A place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) A place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access."
      ],
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        {
          "english": "positive sentences",
          "word": "nook and cranny"
        }
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nook or cranny"
}
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    },
    {
      "word": "any old nook or cranny"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
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        {
          "text": "There was not one nook or cranny in the house to hide it.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "There's not a nook or cranny that I haven't looked in.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Everyone went to sleep in some nook or cranny of the house.",
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        }
      ],
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        "A place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) A place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access."
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
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    }
  ],
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}

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