cubbyhole
To restrict, limit or narrowly defineTo restrict, limit or narrowly define; to pigeonhole.
» "Have you got an extension lead?" "Yeah, in the cubbyhole, but I need it for hoovering."
„Hast du eine Verlängerungsschnur?“ – „Ja, in der Abstellkammer, aber die brauche ich zum Staubsaugen.“ — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 sensesTo restrict, limit or narrowly define; to pigeonhole.
Examples
1 sentences"Have you got an extension lead?" "Yeah, in the cubbyhole, but I need it for hoovering."
de„Hast du eine Verlängerungsschnur?“ – „Ja, in der Abstellkammer, aber die brauche ich zum Staubsaugen.“ — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
From cubby + hole.From cubby + hole.
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Forms
cubbyholes, cubbyholing, cubbyholed, cubbyholed| Base form | cubbyhole · to cubbyhole |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | cubbyholes |
| Present participle | cubbyholing |
| Past simple | cubbyholed |
| Past participle | cubbyholed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.