cubby
Americannoun
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cubbies
plural
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a cubbyhole.
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any of a group of small boxlike enclosures or compartments, open at the front, in which children can keep their belongings, as at a nursery school.
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My suitcase was stored in an open cubby between pods, but complimentary lockers are also available.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
She rushes to put her lunch away while I store her backpack in the classroom cubby.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2023
Welch invested in cubby systems from Crate and Kids.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
Ashley and her classmates ran to the cubby area to hide.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
“I said that you can just put it in the cubby, then.”
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
"All of that was always full of keys," he recalled, showing the small wooden cubbies where they used to be kept.
From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026
The herbs themselves are stored in what looks like a relic from a university office: a honeycomb of wooden cubbies, each one just big enough to hold about a dozen packets.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025
Though the Kraken’s new coach received a jersey between Eberle’s and Larsson’s cubbies, other lockers sat unoccupied, with temporary name plates simply stating “KRAKEN.”
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024
An entire room is devoted to storing his drum heads and cymbals in little cubbies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2023
His desk is mahogany, with cubbies and shelves.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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