snuggery

noun

Definition of snuggerynext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snuggery
  1. cubbyhole
  2. bay
  3. compartment
  4. nook
  5. cabin
  6. cell
  7. chamber
  8. drawer
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
  • Every autumn, as the bay freezes, hundreds of these bears gather around it before heading out across the ice, and thousands of tourists come to see them.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 6 Sep. 2026
  • But the focus on the anchor-outs’ relatively modest contribution to bay pollution is indicative of a broader tendency, by no means unique to Marin County, to blame homeless people for everything that goes wrong.
    — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of bay
Noun
  • Management voluntarily closed the store until a three-compartment sink could be fixed to drain properly.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Two other roaches were crawling on clean plates inside the three-compartment sink.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of compartment
Noun
  • The wicker shade adds an especially interesting textural element and offers a calming cast of light that’s especially ideal for a reading nook.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
  • This has your typical upscale open-concept kitchen (lots of storage space, top-shelf appliances, and marble countertops), and the adjacent dining nook leads out to a private balcony.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of nook
Noun
  • The battle for super-luxury supremacy in the skies is moving further back in the cabin.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • After much planning and coordination, a locomotive and burning trestle bridge collapsed on cue, complete with a dummy engineer in the driving cabin.
    — Brian Bull, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of cabin
Noun
  • From a consideration of apoptosis—the orderly elimination of damaged or unnecessary cells—Solé moves on to failing machines, eroded memories, vanished languages, brittle digital archives, and more.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This can lead to the loss of brain cells and contribute to memory and thinking problems, added Johnson.
    — Danielle Zickl, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cell
Noun
  • His chambers are in Islandia, on Long Island, with tennis trophies on the desk and an electric shoe buffer in the corner.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Whoever wins Georgia’s lieutenant governor race in November will lead the state Senate chamber for the next four years ― but the scope of his power will rest in the hands of the likely Republican majority.
    — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of chamber
Noun
  • Store in the refrigerator in the vegetable drawer for up to a day.
    — Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Magnetic strips take up zero kitchen counter or drawer space (a major win in small kitchens especially).
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of drawer

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“Snuggery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snuggery. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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