Definition of "cubbyhole" [cubbyhole]

• A snug or cramped space or room. (noun)
• A small compartment. (noun)
• A category, especially an overly restrictive one. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "“‘And this room you call the cubbyhole, does it have a separate key?’"
• "Also at the cubbyhole is a nifty steampunk ocular set and cute PJs, and a ... skeleton hand ... thingie."
• "I slept in whatever kind of cubbyhole they had -- slept in Wayne's office at Anna Maria's -- and I'll tell you, I didn't miss what you call "the trappings of stardom" at all."