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snuggery

noun

Definition of snuggery

chiefly British

as in cubbyhole

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Recent Examples of snuggery Up some floating staircases, a landing was arrayed with Ping-Pong and foosball tables and a snuggery of orange Knoll womb chairs. — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023

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Noun

One day, during my visit, Cole used a step stool to access a small cubbyhole in a high corner of a bedroom wall—a sort of illogical nook that seemed preordained to house some private, upsetting object.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
During the decades with Cox at the helm of the Braves, the smell of cigar smoke became familiar, wafting from the home dugout on early afternoons at old Fulton County Stadium or from a cubbyhole next to the home dugout at Turner Field.

— David O'Brien, New York Times, 9 May 2026

Definition of cubbyhole

Noun

The adventure began with the helicopter soaring over breathtaking landscapes of alpine peaks and turquoise waters, before touching down at the bay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
The prologue starts in 1986 in Newfoundland with a family relocating, uprooting their lives in the most all-encompassing of ways, taking their entire home — propped up on a barge and steered by a lone motorboat — across a bay.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bay

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In the cottages, the bathroom toilet compartments aren’t large enough to accommodate a wheelchair and there’s no guard rail, although the bathrooms themselves are roomy, with large walk-in showers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The sanitizer in the third section of the three-compartment sink measured only 50 parts per million, well below the preferred 400 parts per million.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of compartment

Noun

The nook of a dining patio just beyond High Bar on the roof is one of the only ways to spot Palm Springs’ breathtaking collection of windmills from afar, outside of hiking your way to the top of a trail.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The kitchen features premium Poggenpohl cabinetry, marble countertops, dual dishwashers, and a breakfast nook.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of nook

Noun

The seat The business class cabin is low-lit in blues and purples—a nice touch for the impending red eye—and the 30 seats are arranged in 7 rows of 1-2-1 configuration.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Of those injured, three were cabin crew members and six were passengers, Avianca said in a statement.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of cabin

Noun

Controlling and monitoring individual cells has also illuminated neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's and epilepsy.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 5 Oct. 2026
His work helped provide a basis for optogenetics, which combines optics and genetics in technologies designed to control events in cells of living animal tissues.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of cell

Noun

Other organizations abandoned associations with Hastert, and his portrait was removed from a hallway outside the House chamber.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
In Brazil's lower chamber, the Liberal Party is also expected to hold the greatest number of seats, with 121, while Brazil Fe, a left-wing coalition, is on track to secure 78 seats.

— David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of chamber

Noun

The walnut finish brings some warmth to all that technology, while a discreet drawer keeps smaller office essentials out of sight.

— Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026
There's a comedy club right next door for a night of hilarity with top-drawer talent and occasional special guests.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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