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单词 cubby
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Definition of cubby in English:

cubby

nounPlural cubbies ˈkʌbiˈkəbē
North American
  • A cubbyhole.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Cubicle walls cut the vast interior space creating a maze of semi-private cubbies.
    • We trust each other enough that students eating at Café Mac leave their bags in the cubbies outside the dining hall.
    • The dishwasher was raised off the floor and the microwave set in a cubby just below counter height, making both appliances accessible without bending or reaching.
    • A house of this size does not leave much room for frippery and single-task space, so many areas double as sleeping cubbies for overflow visitors.
    • Workstations can start simply with a flat surface for writing, a light to read and a place to store workbooks and assignments, such as a cubby or folder with each student's name.
    • He often used it to hide Christmas presents or birthday paraphernalia, due to the fact she never seemed to remember where the cubby was.
    • This panel tucked into the wall puts a lot of storage and communication help in a small space: three storage drawers, a bulletin board, mail cubbies, cell phone ledge, and a small cabinet.
    • I headed to my cubby where I kept my books and other schoolwork, and then sat down at a corner desk by myself.
    • Police apprehended and arrested an individual suspected of stealing students' backpacks from the cubbies on the lower level of the Campus Center on Nov. 15.
    • This hardworking area features a full work desk with mail cubbies and drawers, whole-house intercom, and room for a computer.
    • I pulled a twenty dollar bill out from the front cubby of the jet ski where the registration papers and a ‘rules of the road’ kind of booklet were kept.
    • Situated between two columns, the fireplace is flanked by a large soapstone sink on one side and a gas-fired barbecue with a side burner on the other; a cubby for wood storage is beneath.
    • I rushed to the cubby room behind Elizabeth and sure enough, Ryan was leaning against his cubby reading the small scrap of paper with my handwriting all over it.
    • She had packaged the cookies in tin foil, then put the tinfoil in a plastic grocery bag so that Bridget could hang it in her cubby at school.
    • I rushed to the orchestra room and slipped it underneath her violin in her cubby (stationed beside mine) and then left to go home.
    • The huge old kitchen was rife with cabinets and cubbies, drawers and cupboards, shelves and pie-safes, and each one had been crammed full.
    • When students leave their garbage in classrooms, cubbies and common areas, other students are forced to clean it up if they want to utilise that area.
    • But I ended up simply placing the hat in your cubby.
    • One of Sean's eyebrows arched when he noticed three other school bags in those cubbies.
    • The doctor consults a chart, then walks over to a cubby, opens the door, and pulls back the cart with the plastic bag lying on top.
    Synonyms
    small room, booth, cubicle

Origin

Mid 17th century (originally Scots, denoting a straw basket): related to dialect cub 'stall, pen, hutch', of Low German origin.

Rhymes

chubby, clubby, grubby, hubby, nubby, scrubby, shrubby, stubby, tubby
 
 

Definition of cubby in US English:

cubby

nounˈkəbē
North American
  • A cubbyhole.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This panel tucked into the wall puts a lot of storage and communication help in a small space: three storage drawers, a bulletin board, mail cubbies, cell phone ledge, and a small cabinet.
    • I pulled a twenty dollar bill out from the front cubby of the jet ski where the registration papers and a ‘rules of the road’ kind of booklet were kept.
    • Situated between two columns, the fireplace is flanked by a large soapstone sink on one side and a gas-fired barbecue with a side burner on the other; a cubby for wood storage is beneath.
    • But I ended up simply placing the hat in your cubby.
    • This hardworking area features a full work desk with mail cubbies and drawers, whole-house intercom, and room for a computer.
    • I rushed to the cubby room behind Elizabeth and sure enough, Ryan was leaning against his cubby reading the small scrap of paper with my handwriting all over it.
    • I headed to my cubby where I kept my books and other schoolwork, and then sat down at a corner desk by myself.
    • The doctor consults a chart, then walks over to a cubby, opens the door, and pulls back the cart with the plastic bag lying on top.
    • One of Sean's eyebrows arched when he noticed three other school bags in those cubbies.
    • The dishwasher was raised off the floor and the microwave set in a cubby just below counter height, making both appliances accessible without bending or reaching.
    • Cubicle walls cut the vast interior space creating a maze of semi-private cubbies.
    • She had packaged the cookies in tin foil, then put the tinfoil in a plastic grocery bag so that Bridget could hang it in her cubby at school.
    • Workstations can start simply with a flat surface for writing, a light to read and a place to store workbooks and assignments, such as a cubby or folder with each student's name.
    • He often used it to hide Christmas presents or birthday paraphernalia, due to the fact she never seemed to remember where the cubby was.
    • We trust each other enough that students eating at Café Mac leave their bags in the cubbies outside the dining hall.
    • The huge old kitchen was rife with cabinets and cubbies, drawers and cupboards, shelves and pie-safes, and each one had been crammed full.
    • A house of this size does not leave much room for frippery and single-task space, so many areas double as sleeping cubbies for overflow visitors.
    • When students leave their garbage in classrooms, cubbies and common areas, other students are forced to clean it up if they want to utilise that area.
    • I rushed to the orchestra room and slipped it underneath her violin in her cubby (stationed beside mine) and then left to go home.
    • Police apprehended and arrested an individual suspected of stealing students' backpacks from the cubbies on the lower level of the Campus Center on Nov. 15.
    Synonyms
    small room, booth, cubicle

Origin

Mid 17th century (originally Scots, denoting a straw basket): related to dialect cub ‘stall, pen, hutch’, of Low German origin.

 
 
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