Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for cubbyhole. Search instead for cubbyholes/2.
Definitions

cubbyhole

[kuhb-ee-hohl] / ˈkʌb iˌhoʊl /
NOUN
hiding place
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

They were looking for the source of a leak in the roof, but tucked inside a cubbyhole were the "skeletal remains", Mr Glady said.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2024

“I don’t begrudge anyone retiring,” longtime regular Daniel Eiben said Sept. 15, poking his head into Yoshimura’s cluttered cubbyhole of an office on the store’s penultimate day in business.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

They traveled in the same direction from the Oval Office to their offices in the northwest corner of the White House, which shared a cubbyhole bathroom.

From Washington Post • Jul. 24, 2020

Inside a cubbyhole in a losing clubhouse, the black cowboy hat rested beside a pair of auburn boots.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2019

Mr. Kempsey's cubbyhole has a leather chair, an Anglepoise reading lamp like my dad's, and a picture of Jesus holding a lantern by an ivy door.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell