Cubbyhole
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkʌbiˌhoʊl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cubbyhole is a noun meaning A small, snug room which may be used as a place of privacy and safety by children.
Meaning
A small, snug room which may be used as a place of privacy and safety by children.
More Meanings
- A small compartment; a pigeonhole
- A glove compartment
- To restrict, limit or narrowly define; to pigeonhole.
Example Sentences
If you have more than two dozen databases on your server, consider cubbyholing them into schemas in a single database.
The Americans wanted to have enclosed offices, or at the very least, shoulder-high partitions cubbyholing individual desks.
A true Renaissance man, Walcott has consistently resisted being cubbyholed. He has rejected neither his Caribbean heritage nor his British education.
Delimited files and spreadsheets compartmentalize data by separating each piece of info with a comma or a tab, or by cubbyholing them into columns and rows in a spreadsheet file.
Word Forms
- cubbyholes
- cubbyholing
- cubbyholed
Synonyms for cubbyhole
Depending on context, synonyms include snug, pigeonhole, cubby, snuggery.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cubby, snuggery, snug, pigeonhole, cell, cubicle.
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