crannies
Small hidden openings
Crannies is the plural of cranny, a small narrow opening or crevice.
The word appears most often in the phrase nooks and crannies, meaning all the small hidden spaces in a place: She searched every nook and cranny of the house.
On its own, crannies suggests tight gaps in walls, rocks, or other surfaces where things might hide or lodge.
Small sheltered corners
- fissuresNarrow splits in material
- gapsUnfilled spaces between
- cracksNarrow surface breaks
- cleftsNarrow openings or splits
recesses · interstices · grooves · splits · fractures · apertures · slots · pockets
Made invisible deliberately
- tuckedFolded or pushed in
- obscureUnknown to most
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
- undiscoveredNot yet found
secret · unseen · veiled · camouflaged · latent · overlooked · forgotten · dusty
Secluded place of refuge
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- refugePlace of safety
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- shelteredKept safe from harm
quiet · private · isolated · tucked-away · remote · cozy · snug · intimate
Extremely complex and winding
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
- tortuousFull of twists
twisting · complex · elaborate · maze-like · serpentine · irregular · craggy · pitted
nooks
Small sheltered corners
clefts · recesses · interstices · grooves · splits · fractures · apertures · slots · pockets · cavities
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
undiscovered · secret · unseen · veiled · camouflaged · latent · overlooked · forgotten · dusty · cobwebbed
hideaway
Secluded place of refuge
sheltered · quiet · private · isolated · tucked-away · remote · cozy · snug · intimate · enclosed
labyrinthine
Extremely complex and winding
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- windingCurving repeatedly, sinuous
- meanderingFollowing a winding course
tortuous · twisting · complex · elaborate · maze-like · serpentine · irregular · craggy · pitted · weathered
- compartmentscompartments, cubbies, cubbyholes, pigeonholes, niches
- cozy nookswindow seat, window seats, reading corner, alcove, alcoves
cranniesexpanses
Wide continuous areas
open spaces · chasms · gulfs · caverns · voids
cranniesopen spaces
Unoccupied expanses or gaps
clearings · open plains · facades · exteriors · foregrounds
- nooks and cranniesSmall concealed spaces collectively
- any nooks or cranniesSmall secluded spaces
- nooks or cranniesSmall, hidden spaces