cubbyhole

[ kuhb-ee-hohl ]

/ ˈkʌb iˌhoʊl /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cubbyhole ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

pigeonhole.

a small, snug place.

Origin of cubbyhole

First recorded in 1835–45; cubby + hole

Words nearby cubbyhole

Cuban sandwich, cubature, Cubba, Cubbena, cubby, cubbyhole, cube, cubeb, cube farm, cube root, cube steak

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Example sentences from the Web for cubbyhole

Gervaise felt the most pity for Pere Bru in his cubbyhole under the staircase where he hibernated.
L'Assommoir|Emile Zola
A moment later the patrolman loomed up outside the cubbyhole door, the woman in tow.
Twelve Times Zero|Howard Carleton Browne
But he marched away, back to the cubbyhole in which he had awakened.
Sand Doom|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
He began to empty the cubbyhole of all the items that had been packed into it for storage.
The Pirates of Ersatz|Murray Leinster

In the office beyond the partition of his cubbyhole a woman was sobbing.
Twelve Times Zero|Howard Carleton Browne

British Dictionary definitions for cubbyhole

cubbyhole

/ (ˈkʌbɪˌhəʊl) /

noun

a small enclosed space or room

any small compartment, such as a pigeonhole

Often shortened to: cubby (ˈkʌbɪ)

Word Origin for cubbyhole

C19: from dialect cub cattle pen; see cove 1

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单词	cubbyhole
释义	cubbyhole [ kuhb-ee-hohl ] / ˈkʌb iˌhoʊl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cubbyhole ON THESAURUS.COM noun pigeonhole. a small, snug place. Origin of cubbyhole First recorded in 1835–45; cubby + hole Words nearby cubbyhole Cuban sandwich, cubature, Cubba, Cubbena, cubby, cubbyhole, cube, cubeb, cube farm, cube root, cube steak Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cubbyhole Gervaise felt the most pity for Pere Bru in his cubbyhole under the staircase where he hibernated. L'Assommoir\|Emile Zola A moment later the patrolman loomed up outside the cubbyhole door, the woman in tow. Twelve Times Zero\|Howard Carleton Browne But he marched away, back to the cubbyhole in which he had awakened. Sand Doom\|William Fitzgerald Jenkins He began to empty the cubbyhole of all the items that had been packed into it for storage. The Pirates of Ersatz\|Murray Leinster In the office beyond the partition of his cubbyhole a woman was sobbing. Twelve Times Zero\|Howard Carleton Browne British Dictionary definitions for cubbyhole cubbyhole / (ˈkʌbɪˌhəʊl) / noun a small enclosed space or room any small compartment, such as a pigeonhole Often shortened to: cubby (ˈkʌbɪ) Word Origin for cubbyhole C19: from dialect cub cattle pen; see cove 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cubbyhole category, niche, cranny, cubicle, nook
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cubbyhole

noun

Origin of cubbyhole

Words nearby cubbyhole

Example sentences from the Web for cubbyhole

British Dictionary definitions for cubbyhole

noun

Word Origin for cubbyhole

Words related to cubbyhole