"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 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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        {
          "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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