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Noun: cranny  kra-nee
  1. A small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)
    "The lizard disappeared into a cranny in the stone wall"; "They searched every nook and cranny for the lost key"
     
  2. A long narrow depression in a surface
    "The old house had many crannies where mice could hide";
    - crevice, crack, fissure, chap

Derived forms: crannies

Type of: depression, hole, impression, imprint

Encyclopedia: Cranny