cubbyhole
/ˈkə bi ˌhoʊl/
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Definition(s):
- (n) a small compartment
- (n) a small secluded room
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Usage(s):
- 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.
- Inside the cubbyhole they found a strange-looking man with a heavy reddish beard and hair hanging down to his shoulders.
- Claire McCardell works in a tiny cubbyhole above Seventh Avenue, surrounded by button boxes, swatches of material, scrapbooks and half-finished dresses.
Quotes
- "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
- "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
- "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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