cubbyhole
5
5.3
- noun
- /ˈkʌbiˌhoʊl/
:
compartimento
- Did Amy have a desk, a drawer, a cubbyhole, or anything where she kept her things?
- cubbyhole drawer
- little cubbyhole
- office cubbyhole
Well, where's like the cubbyhole for the girl to.
- Well, where's like the cubbyhole for the girl to.
Examples
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My grandmother's desk has a dozen cubbyholes.
Academic text (1991) -
The bookseller entered the shop and pulled from a cubbyhole in his desk the thin-ruled octavo booklet Claude had seen at the mansion house.
Fiction book (1992) -
I always put it back in the cubbyhole when I get in from space.
Blog text (20) -
Sit back in your little cubbyhole and pretend nothing is going on.
Blog text (32) -
Could you just tuck it into your cubbyhole, please, Jimmy?
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So, we started working on it, the two of us, nights when the studio was deserted, up in her little cubbyhole of an office.
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His cubbyhole was tucked away under the roof of a tall, five-storied building.
Fiction book (1991) -
Late on this particular afternoon, Lucian was in his cubbyhole, rummaging through boxes of scrolls and records of past accounts.
Fiction book (1995) -
The boys brought Johanna directly to their father's little office, with the cubbyholes of its roll-top desk crammed with papers.
Fiction book (1992) -
Could you just tuck it into your cubbyhole, please, Jimmy?
Synonyms
375
1.0
A box in furniture that slides out to hold things
152
2.4
A small enclosed space inside a larger object, like a honeycomb or ice tray
150
3.3
A small separate space inside a bigger thing where you keep things
40
3.0
A small sheltered corner where you can sit or read
22
5.3
A small space set back in a room for a bed or chair
11
3.0
A small locked box in a public place for keeping personal things
9
4.8
A small space or compartment where you keep things like a backpack
1
7.0
A small compartment in furniture for holding letters or papers
1
9.9
A small cupboard set into a wall in a church or old house for storing things
A small comfortable room for relaxing in private
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cubbyhole comes from the parts cubby and hole. A helpful way to remember it is to think of cubby like cub ('young animal') hiding in a 'small shelter' and hole meaning 'small space', so a cubbyhole is a little enclosed place for storage or a cozy nook.