cubbyhole  /ˈkə bi ˌhoʊl/ ? Meaning of "cubbyhole"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a small compartment
  2. (n) a small secluded room

Synonym(s)

Usage(s):

  1. Today, he sells the fruits of his labors from a cubbyhole-sized store just across from the Confucius Temple in Beijing's historic Dongcheng district.
  2. Inside the cubbyhole they found a strange-looking man with a heavy reddish beard and hair hanging down to his shoulders.
  3. Claire McCardell works in a tiny cubbyhole above Seventh Avenue, surrounded by button boxes, swatches of material, scrapbooks and half-finished dresses.

Quotes

  1. "We can't lock members up in a cubbyhole here in Washington and never let them see what's going on around the country and around the world," Boehner said on "Fox News Sunday."
    on Feb 5, 2006 By: John Boehner Source: USA Today

  2. "I just wanted to find a cubbyhole and hide," said Jerome Biggars, who once weighed 493 pounds. "At my biggest, I could hardly walk."
    on Jun 24, 2010 By: St Jerome Source: msnbc.com

  3. "We went back into his little cubbyhole," Mr. Riley told Escott, "and talked til sunup. Sam said, ' Red Hot" ain't got it.
    on Aug 3, 2009 By: Billy Lee Riley Source: Washington Post

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