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# cranny

noun (cranny, crannies)

«cranny» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A small crack, gap or hole in a wall or rock where something tiny can hide or shelter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cranny/#m1)
2. (old use) Any tiny hidden corner or secret place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cranny/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, a hiding place for small creatures, such as a crab in the rocks or a mouse in a wall; «every cranny» means every tiny corner

### Examples

- The crab hid in a cranny between the rocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cranny/#x1)
- She felt into every cranny for the lost button. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cranny/#x2)
- The mouse squeezed through a cranny in the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cranny/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cranny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cranny/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cranny» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cranny.html) on Mova free.