NOOK AND CRANNY Synonyms

• a small recess opening off a larger room

• a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

• space that is surrounded by something

• soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth

• (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

• a natural or artificial enclosed space

• an enclosed volume in the body

• a room where a judge transacts business

• a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly

• a room used primarily for sleeping

• place in a chamber

• a space into which an area is subdivided

• a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area

• a place off to the side of an area

• the point where two lines meet or intersect

• an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

• the intersection of two streets

• the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect

• a small concavity

• a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade

• a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

• a projecting part where two sides or edges meet

• a remote area

• (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

• gain control over

• force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

• turn a corner

• a long narrow depression in a surface

• a long narrow cleft

• a small compartment

• a small secluded room

• an opening into or through something

• an opening deliberately made in or through something

• one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course

• an unoccupied space

• a depression hollowed out of solid matter

• a fault

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• informal terms for the mouth

• hit the ball into the hole

• make holes in

• a position particularly well suited to the person who or organization which occupies it

• a small concavity

• an enclosure that is set back or indented

• (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

• a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

• an enclosed space

• a supply of money

• (bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left

• a hollow concave shape made by removing something

• a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly

• a small isolated group of people

• (anatomy) saclike structure in any of various animals (as a marsupial or gopher or pelican)

• an opening at the corner or on the side of a billiard table into which billiard balls are struck

• put in one's pocket

• take unlawfully

• a state of abeyance or suspended business

• a small concavity

• an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

• an enclosure that is set back or indented

• a pause from doing something (as work)

• put into a recess

• make a recess in

• close at the end of a session

• a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable

• a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)

• a time assigned on a schedule or agenda

• a position in a hierarchy or organization

• the trail of an animal (especially a deer)

• (computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board

• a slot machine that is used for gambling

• assign a time slot

• something remote