cranny

«cranny» in Mova's school dictionary: A small crack, gap or hole in a wall or rock where… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (cranny, crannies)

meaning for a pupil

1) A small crack, gap or hole in a wall or rock where something tiny can hide or shelter. tree →

2) (old use) Any tiny hidden corner or secret place. tree →

sense 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 →
• She felt into every cranny for the lost button. tree →
• The mouse squeezed through a cranny in the wall. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cranny» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.