Meaning & use
cubby
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A small, enclosed space or compartment used for storage, often assigned to one person.
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Each kindergartner had their own cubby to store coats and backpacks.
He stuffed his gloves into the cubby under the dashboard.
A note on using this word
Cubby is a shortened, informal form of "cubbyhole," and both are common in everyday speech about storage in schools, offices, and cars.
Words with a similar meaning
nookcompartment
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