plural cubbies
US
: 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
Madeleine B. SternThe 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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Err on the side of caution, but keep a little cubby hole free for a speck of optimism.
—Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
The taller passenger side box stacks a pair of storage drawers and a cubby for the collapsible sink insert.
—New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
Other interior highlights are the large, retro air vents that carry over the cabin’s red accents and generous storage cubbies both above and below the center console.
—Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
Upon entering, you are asked to remove your shoes, which will be stored in one of the chestnut and bamboo cubbies that line the left side of the corridor.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
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Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
The taller passenger side box stacks a pair of storage drawers and a cubby for the collapsible sink insert.
—New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
Other interior highlights are the large, retro air vents that carry over the cabin’s red accents and generous storage cubbies both above and below the center console.
—Doug Newcomb, PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
Upon entering, you are asked to remove your shoes, which will be stored in one of the chestnut and bamboo cubbies that line the left side of the corridor.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cubby
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“Cubby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cubby. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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