nook or cranny

Small secluded space

A nook is a small, sheltered corner or recess—a cozy spot set apart from the main space: a breakfast nook, a reading nook.

A cranny is a narrow opening or crack, especially in a wall or rock.

The phrase every nook and cranny means every possible place, leaving nothing unexplored: We searched every nook and cranny of the house.

Related

gap · tight space · hollow · cubbyhole · alcove · recess · indentation · hiding place · secret spot · fissure · nuance · hole · intricacy · subtlety · interstice · hideaway · cavity · pocket

Opposites
spatial openness

nook or crannywide open space

Broad unenclosed area

clearing · plaza · open field · prairie · savanna

scale and scope

nook or crannyvastness

State of being immense

enormity · immensity · whole · great hall · entirety

accessibility and visibility

nook or crannyplain sight

out in the open · in the open · center stage · public square · front and center

Family

nook, cranny, nooks, crannies

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G