cubby

noun

cub·by ˈkə-bē

plural cubbies

: a small, snug place (as for hiding or storage) : cubbyhole

Each boy on coming in gives his name, pays six cents, gets a key, and puts away his hat, books, and jacket (if he has 'em) in his own cubby for the night.—

Madeleine B. Stern

The room was little more than a cubby choked with wires, splitters, routers, and electronic boxes. You would have said there was no room for a man.—

Stephen King

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The classroom adaptation has been an installation of nets for the childrens’ belongings in cubbies. —

Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024 Her accessories—keyboard, mouse, controllers—are tucked away into neat cubbies. —

Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024 Fortunately, there is nothing the mean streets of this town can throw at him that’s scarier than what’s he’s seen in the third grade cubbies. —

Marc Berman, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 Fortunately, there’s nothing the mean streets of this town can throw at him that’s scarier than what he’s seen in the third grade cubbies. —

Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cubby