cubbyhole
a small, snug place.
Origin of cubbyhole
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How to use cubbyhole in a sentence
Few journalists have access to the information, and those who do work in a windowless cubbyhole on a top floor.
Jill Abramson Talks Obama Secrecy and Her New York Times Firing | Eleanor Clift | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBack in his cubbyhole downstairs, Walter stared hopelessly at the reports.
Meeting of the Board | Alan Edward NourseAt night I slept in a cubbyhole behind a wineshop, paying an inordinate price for that very dubious privilege.
The Door Through Space | Marion Zimmer BradleyAnd to-morrow I'm to be installed in the cubbyhole off the dining-room and I defy any one to enter it on peril of their lives.
Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed | Edna FerberBill led me at once past two or three lounging cow persons to the cubbyhole, where arose a typical old timer.
The Killer | Stewart Edward White
Charles sweltered in his little cubbyhole, but he was enthusiastic and optimistic about his new job.
Charles Frohman: Manager and Man | Isaac Frederick Marcosson and Daniel Frohman
British Dictionary definitions for cubbyhole
/ (ˈkʌbɪˌhəʊl) /
a small enclosed space or room
any small compartment, such as a pigeonhole
Origin of cubbyhole
1- Often shortened to: cubby (ˈkʌbɪ)
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