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Definition of Nooks and crannies
1. Noun. Something remote. "He explored every nook and cranny of science"
Definition of Nooks and crannies
1. Noun. (plural of nook and cranny) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nooks And Crannies
Literary usage of Nooks and crannies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Things Japanese: Being Notes on Various Subjects Connected with Japan for by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1891)
"But we do think that a flood of light would he shed upon some of the most curious
nooks and crannies of the human mind. Eta. The origin of the eta, ..."
2. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1899)
"Familiar ways of life, all the familiar parts of the house ; its nooks and
crannies, where old associations and memories cluster thick as swarming bees ..."
3. Proceedings by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1883)
"In one or two places— sheltered nooks and crannies—shell-sand had accumulated,
and even these small patches had their influence upon the bird life, ..."
4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1886)
"It is indeed a monument of extensive research into the nooks and crannies of
early literature, and is a worthy companion of those works it so much resembles ..."
5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"Nestled among the nooks and crannies of the rocks are various public bath-houses,
and until the end of November numerous bathers might be seen diving, ..."
6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"Nestled among the nooks and crannies of the rocks are various public bath-houses,
and until the end of November numerous bathers might be seen diving, ..."
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