cranny

n., pl., -nies.
A small opening, as in a wall or rock face; a crevice.

[Middle English crani, perhaps alteration of Old French cren, cran, notch, from *crener, to notch.]

crannied cran'nied adj.

IN BRIEF: A small break or crack.

I will look in every nook and cranny for my lost ring.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a long narrow depression in a surface
  Synonyms: crevice, crack, fissure, chap

Meaning #2: a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kløft, sprække

Nederlands (Dutch)
kier

Français (French)
n. - petite fente, lézarde, niche

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ritze

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χαραμάδα, σχισμή, ρωγμή

Italiano (Italian)
fessura

Português (Portuguese)
n. - fresta (f)

Русский (Russian)
трещина

Español (Spanish)
n. - grieta, intersticio, rendija

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - springa, hål

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
裂缝, 裂隙

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 裂縫, 裂隙

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 금, 갈라진 틈

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小さい割れ目, ひび

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شق, صدع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סדק, חור, נקיק‬

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