cubby
9
4.8
- noun
- /ˈkʌbi/
- US
:
cajón
- Her presents are all in a shoebox, tucked neatly in his cubby in Dorm A.
- cubby hole
- little cubby
- storage cubby
Also, I have these lights behind those little squares, the little cubbies I can control with my phone.
- Also, I have these lights behind those little squares, the little cubbies I can control with my phone.
- If you go up to that second floor of that building, yeah, you see these little cubby holes where people, yeah, we've, we've got.
- So you have two upper dashboard storage cubbies with two completely different designs for how to and I'm going to get through this.
Examples
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The students each have a cubby for their personal belongings.
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The door opened, and he entered the little off-limits cubby.
Fiction book (1997) -
Can we build a cubby house?
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When are you going to get busy in the clothes cubby, boy?
Fiction book (2000) -
In that little cubby I call an office.
Fiction book (1999) -
What a perfectly appointed little cubby.
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First things first, I put my shoes in these cubbies, start this.
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Tomorrow, make sure you put your backpack in the cubby, and welcome!
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Cameron and Bianca sit together at their study cubby.
Fiction book (1999) -
We find things in his cubby: Shoes, pencils, retainers.
Synonyms
496
1.0
A small locked box for keeping personal things at places like schools or gyms
375
1.0
A box in furniture that slides out to hold things
168
1.3
A piece of furniture with shelves or drawers for storing things
150
3.3
A small separate space inside a bigger thing where you keep things
79
1.0
A cabinet with shelves for storing dishes or food
11
3.0
A small locked box in a public place for keeping personal things
5
5.3
A small enclosed space used for storing things, doing small tasks, or as a quiet nook
1
9.9
A small cupboard set into a wall in a church or old house for storing things
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Morphology
Etymology
Cubby comes from cub 'young animal' plus the ending -y, so it feels like a small, friendly den for a little creature. So a cubby is a small, cozy space or compartment, just like the little storage places children use at school.