- cubbyhole cubby·hole n
- ['kʌbɪˌhəʊl]
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English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
cubbyhole cubby·hole n
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cubby-hole — [[t]kʌ̱bi hoʊl[/t]] cubby holes also cubbyhole N COUNT A cubby hole is a very small room or space for storing things. This is my office, my little cubbyhole... It s in the cubby hole under the stairs … English dictionary
cubbyhole — see cubby hole … English dictionary
cubbyhole — cub|by|hole [ˈkʌbihəul US houl] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: cubby cubby hole 1800 1900 From cub enclosure for cattle (16 19 centuries), from Dutch kub roof covered with straw ] a very small space or room, used especially for storing things … Dictionary of contemporary English
cubbyhole — /kub ee hohl /, n. 1. pigeonhole. 2. a small, snug place. [1835 45; CUBBY + HOLE] * * * … Universalium
Cubbyhole — Cubby Cub by (k?b b?), Cubbyhole Cub by*hole ( h?l ), n. [See {Cub} a stall.] A snug or confined or secluded place; a small room or a snug space within a room. Syn: snuggery, snug. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cubbyhole — [kub′ē hōl΄] n. [dim. < Brit dial. cub, little shed (akin to MHG kobe, cage, stall: for IE base see COVE1) + HOLE] 1. a small, enclosed space or room that confines snugly or uncomfortably 2. a small, open compartment as in a desk; pigeonhole:… … English World dictionary
Cubby — Cub by (k?b b?), Cubbyhole Cub by*hole ( h?l ), n. [See {Cub} a stall.] A snug or confined or secluded place; a small room or a snug space within a room. Syn: snuggery, snug. [1913 Webster +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hole — Synonyms and related words: Augean stables, Babylon, CAT, Gomorrah, Sodom, abode, abri, abysm, abyss, aerospace, aerosphere, air hole, air pocket, airspace, alveolation, alveolus, antre, antrum, aperture, area, armpit, arroyo, asylum, auger,… … Moby Thesaurus
cubbyhole — Synonyms and related words: alcove, asylum, bay, bolt hole, cache, carrel, concealment, corner, cove, cover, covert, coverture, cranny, cubby, cubicle, dark corner, den, doghouse, dugout, foxhole, funk hole, hideaway, hideout, hidey hole, hiding … Moby Thesaurus
hole in the wall — Synonyms and related words: alcove, bay, carrel, corner, cove, cranny, cubby, cubbyhole, cubicle, doghouse, hole, niche, nook, oriel, pigeonhole, pinch, playhouse, recess, roomlet, snuggery, tight spot, tight squeeze … Moby Thesaurus
bolt hole — Synonyms and related words: asylum, back door, back stairs, back way, cache, concealment, corner, cover, covert, covert way, coverture, cranny, cubby, cubbyhole, dark corner, den, dugout, ejection seat, emergency exit, escalier derobe, escape… … Moby Thesaurus
