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Idiom idiom

nook and cranny

Meaning

A place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples
SIMPLE

“We searched every nook and cranny for the lost keys.”

CONTEXTUAL

“Before moving out, we cleaned every nook and cranny of the apartment to get our deposit back.”

COMPLEX

“The detective examined every nook and cranny of the dusty attic, hoping to uncover a hidden clue that the previous investigators had missed.”

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    any nook or cranny

    Any part of a place; anywhere.

  2. 02

    any old nook or cranny

    Alternative form of any nook or cranny.

  3. 03

    every old nook and cranny

    Alternative form of every nook and cranny.

  4. 04

    nook or cranny

    A place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access.

Last updated August 10, 2026