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
A uniformed Secret Service officer saw a small plastic baggie in a storage cubby at the entrance on the ground level.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 13, 2023
She and her classmates ran to the cubby area to hide.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
At drop offs I found myself eyeing the dino lunchbox hanging in a neighboring cubby and wondering what it held inside — hoping that I was getting this new thing right.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2022
She forgot her lunch bag in her cubby, and I thought about bringing it to her, but then I decided not to.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
"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 women gave her cubbies, shelves, a rug, paint and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 22, 2025
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
She puts them in cubbies and closed cabinets to hold accessories year round.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
I start to unpack my boxes, wondering whether there’s a kid in my room at this very moment, climbing up and down my ladder and putting his stuff in my cubbies.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
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