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
He would find his cubby based on its proximity to the mat laid out on the floor, and he knew where to sit during circle time because he could feel a mark on the rug.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2025
Campbell’s own golden doodle has a leash hook and a cubby by their door.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
She rushes to put her lunch away while I store her backpack in the classroom cubby.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2023
At home, in the evenings, her father stows their shoes in the same cubby, hangs their coats on the same hooks.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
"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
Last year, everyone had wooden cubbies, and everything was out in the open.
From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin
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