Definition of cranny Cranny

/kɹæˈni/ - [kranee] - cran•ny

We found 12 definitions of cranny from 5 different sources.

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What does cranny mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: crannies

cranny - a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)
cranny - a long narrow depression in a surface
  crevice, crack, fissure, chap
  imprint, impression, depression a device produced by pressure on a surface
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • cranny (Noun)
    A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.
  • cranny (Noun)
    A tool for forming the necks of bottles, etc.
  • cranny (Adjective)
    quick; giddy; thoughtless.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • cranny (n.)
    A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.
  • cranny (n.)
    A tool for forming the necks of bottles, etc.
  • cranny (v. i.)
    To crack into, or become full of, crannies.
  • cranny (v. i.)
    To haunt, or enter by, crannies.
  • cranny (a.)
    Quick; giddy; thoughtless.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • cranny
    kran′i, n. a rent: a chink: a secret place.—v.i. to enter crannies.—adj. Crann′ied, having crannies, rents, or fissures. [Fr. cran, a notch.]

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