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NOOK AND CRANNY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does nook and cranny mean?
• NOOK AND CRANNY (noun)
The noun NOOK AND CRANNY has 1 sense:
1. something remote
Familiarity information: NOOK AND CRANNY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something remote
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
nook and cranny; nooks and crannies
Context example:
he explored every nook and cranny of science
Hypernyms ("nook and cranny" is a kind of...):
detail; item; point (an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole)
Context examples
It was lined with hardtack; the mattress was stuffed with hardtack; every nook and cranny was filled with hardtack.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
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