Cranny

n.	1.	A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance. In a firm building, the cavities ought not to be filled with rubbish, but with brick or stone fitted to the crannies. - Dryden. He peeped into every cranny. - Arbuthnot.
	2.	(Glass Making) A tool for forming the necks of bottles, etc.
v. i.	1.	To crack into, or become full of, crannies. [imp. & p. p. Crannied (-n?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Crannying.] The ground did cranny everywhere. - Golding.
	2.	To haunt, or enter by, crannies. All tenantless, save to the crannying wind. - Byron.
a.	1.	Quick; giddy; thoughtless.

Noun	1.	cranny - a long narrow depression in a surface Synonyms: crevice, fissure, chap, crack
	2.	cranny - a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)

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