We looked for the tickets in every nook and cranny. They were lost. There was no doubt.
•The decorator had placed flowers in every nook and cranny.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
every nook and cranny — (informal) Everywhere • • • Main Entry: ↑nook * * * every nook and cranny/all the nooks and crannies/ phrase every part of a place We searched every nook and cranny of the house for him. Thesaurus: everywhere and anywhere … Useful english dictionary
every nook and cranny — Every nook and cranny means every possible part of a place. She searched every nook and cranny of the old town looking for antiques … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
every nook and cranny — If you search every nook and cranny, you look everywhere for something … The small dictionary of idiomes
every nook and cranny — ► every nook and cranny every part of something. Main Entry: ↑nook … English terms dictionary
every nook and cranny — every part of a place. Law books were stuffed into every nook and cranny of his office … New idioms dictionary
every nook and cranny — every part of something. → nook … English new terms dictionary
nook and cranny — noun something remote he explored every nook and cranny of science • Syn: ↑nooks and crannies • Hypernyms: ↑detail, ↑item, ↑point … Useful english dictionary
any nook or cranny — noun Any part of a place; anywhere. See Also: every nook and cranny … Wiktionary
nook — [nuk] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Probably from Old Norse] 1.) literary a small quiet place which is sheltered by a rock, a big tree etc ▪ a shady nook 2.) a small space in a corner of a room ▪ the table in the breakfast nook 3.) ev … Dictionary of contemporary English
nook — ► NOUN ▪ a corner or recess offering seclusion or security. ● every nook and cranny Cf. ↑every nook and cranny ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
nook — [ nuk ] noun count a small corner or sheltered space every nook and cranny/all the nooks and crannies every part of a place … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
