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• 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

• 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 — UK [nʊk] / US noun [countable] Word forms nook : singular nook plural nooks a small corner or sheltered space • every nook and cranny/all the nooks and crannies every part of a place We searched every nook and cranny of the house for him …   English dictionary

• nook — noun (C) 1 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: a cozy little nook next to the fireplace 3 nook and cranny every part of a place: We searched every nook and cranny …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cranny — /kran ee/, n., pl. crannies. 1. a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure: They searched every nook and cranny for the missing ring. 2. a small out of the way place or obscure corner; nook. [1400 50; late ME crany,… …   Universalium

• nook — noun Etymology: Middle English noke, nok Date: 14th century 1. chiefly Scottish a right angled corner 2. a. an interior angle formed by two meeting walls b. a secluded or sheltered place or part < searched every nook and cranny > c. a small often …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• all the nooks and crannies — 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 anywheresynonym Main entry: nook …   Useful english dictionary

• high and low — adverb everywhere (Freq. 1) searched high and low * * * EVERYWHERE, all over, all around, far and wide, here, there, and everywhere, extensively, thoroughly, widely, in every nook and cranny; informal all over the place; Brit. informal …   Useful english dictionary

• high and low — I searched high and low for my keys Syn: everywhere, all over, all around, far and wide, here, there, and everywhere, extensively, thoroughly, widely, in every nook and cranny; informal all over the place, all over the map …   Thesaurus of popular words

• seek — seek, *search, scour, hunt, comb, ferret out, ransack, rummage are comparable when they mean to look for or go in quest of in the hope of finding. Seek has become widely extended in application and may take as its object either a person or a… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms