cubicle

[ kyoo-bi-kuh l ]

/ ˈkyu bɪ kəl /

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noun

a small space or compartment partitioned off.

carrel(def 1).

a bedroom, especially one of a number of small ones in a divided dormitory, as in English public schools.

Nearby words

cubic, cubic centimeter, cubic measure, cubic zirconia, cubical, cubicle, cubiculum, cubiform, cubism, cubit, cubital

Origin of cubicle

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin cubiculum bedroom, equivalent to cub(āre) to lie down + -i- -i- + -culum -cle²

Can be confused

cubical cubicle

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Examples from the Web for cubicle

Sure, your cubicle mate, neighbor, and aunt all own a Fitbit or JawBone fitness tracker.
Nothing Says I Love You Like Data|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bronze skin and corn-colored hair have faded into cubicle complexions and cowlicks.
Dealing With Dad the Dealer|Tony Doukopil|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Your cubicle mates pouring over their brackets with all of the serious intent and fevered diligence of Talmudic scholars.
It’s Time to Rip the Money Out of the NCAA|Robert Silverman|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More than likely pushing buttons on a PC at a desk in a cubicle, answering phones, managing deadlines, and going to meetings.
Is Masculine Writing Dead?|Frank Bill|March 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST

She seems to believe that enough employees are goofing off at home that she should bring them off the cloud and into the cubicle.
Are Yahoo and Marissa Mayer Wrong to Ban Working From Home?|The Daily Beast|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Staff nodded, eyeing the cubicle indicated by the pencil-point.
The Bandbox|Louis Joseph Vance
Elsie was more stand-off than actively disagreeable and kept herself to her own cubicle, but Mabel was openly annoying.
The Jolliest School of All|Angela Brazil
The suspense as the footsteps hesitated at the cubicle was awful.
The Roll-Call|Arnold Bennett
As soon as she was at liberty she went in search of Polly Love, expecting to find her in her cubicle, but the cubicle was empty.
The Christian|Hall Caine
Bill Dickson strolled over from the direction of his own cubicle.
Dogfight--1973|Dallas McCord Reynolds

British Dictionary definitions for cubicle

cubicle

/ (ˈkjuːbɪkəl) /

noun

a partially or totally enclosed section of a room, as in a dormitory

an indoor construction designed to house individual cattle while allowing them free access to silage

Word Origin for cubicle

C15: from Latin cubiculum, from cubāre to lie down, lie asleep

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