Cubbyhole

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  • noun. A snug or cramped space or room.
  • noun. A small compartment.
  • noun. A category, especially an overly restrictive one.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A small, close apartment, or inclosed space; a closet, or any similar confined place; hence, humorously, a very small house; a cot.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. a small compartment.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A small, cramped room.
  • noun. A small compartment; a pigeonhole.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a small secluded room
  • noun. a small compartment
  • Word Usage
    "“‘And this room you call the cubbyhole, does it have a separate key?’"
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    compartment  room  
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    alcove  asylum  bay  bolt-hole  cache