"Have you got an extension lead?" "Yeah, in the cubbyhole, but I need it for hoovering."
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Cubbyhole
//ˈkʌbiˌhoʊl//
Synonyms for "cubbyhole" (55 found)
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12 translations across 7 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- verdwijnhoekje noun (a small, snug room)
Italian
1 entries- cubicolo noun (a small, snug room)
Polish
4 entries- izdebka noun (a small, snug room)
- kanciapa noun (a small, snug room)
- klitka noun (a small, snug room)
- pokoik noun (a small, snug room)
Portuguese
1 entries- cubículo noun (a small, snug room)
Russian
3 entries- закуто́к noun (a small, snug room)
- ко́мнатка noun (a small, snug room)
- ую́тное месте́чко noun (a small, snug room)
Slovak
1 entries- kutica noun (a small, snug room)
Swedish
1 entries- krypin noun (a small, snug room)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Rivera: The world has changed. It is no longer cubbyholed. I do not think — Friendly: What do you mean cubbyholed? Rivera: I do not think the definition of journalist is as narrowly construed these days as perhaps it was once.
Source: wiktionary
A true Renaissance man, Walcott has consistently resisted being cubbyholed. He has rejected neither his Caribbean heritage nor his British education.
Source: wiktionary
The Americans wanted to have enclosed offices, or at the very least, shoulder-high partitions cubbyholing individual desks.
Source: wiktionary
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