"nook or cranny" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nooks or crannies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|nooks or crannies}} nook or cranny (plural nooks or crannies)
  1. (idiomatic) A part of a place, especially small or remote. 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-Rwfckwgd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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