cubbyhole

cub·by·hole

noun \ˈkə-bē-ˌhōl\

Definition of CUBBYHOLE

: a small snug place (as for hiding or storage); also : a cramped space

Examples of CUBBYHOLE

1. The car has lots of cubbyholes for small items.
2. He keeps the key in a cubbyhole in his desk.
3. He worked in a cubbyhole under the stairs.

First Known Use of CUBBYHOLE

circa 1842

Rhymes with CUBBYHOLE

aureole, banderole, bannerol, barcarole, barrel roll, buttonhole, cabriole, camisole, capriole, caracole, carmagnole, coffee roll, croquignole, decontrol, Demerol, Dover sole, escarole, exit poll, farandole, finger hole, fumarole, girandole, girasole, Grand Guignol, honor roll, innersole, in the hole, Jackson Hole, jelly roll, kaiser roll, lemon sole, meadow vole, methanol, micromole, millimole, monopole, muster roll, on a roll, on the whole, oriole, ostiole, oversoul, ozone hole, petiole, pick-and-roll, pigeonhole, protocol, rabbit hole, rigmarole, rock and roll, Seminole, totem pole, tracheole, vacuole, water hole