cubicle

American  

[kyoo-bi-kuhl] / ˈkyu bɪ kəl /

noun

1. a small space or compartment partitioned off.

2. carrel.

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

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cubicle British  

/ ˈkjuːbɪkəl /

noun

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

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

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Etymology

Origin of cubicle

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin cubiculum bedroom, equivalent to cub ( āre ) to lie down + -i- -i- + -culum -cle ²

Example Sentences

No one was peering over a cubicle wall.

From Salon

A narrow lane in Mumbai city's upmarket Colaba area opens up to a patch of land filled with small concrete cubicles - nooks washermen use to clean and dry the city's laundry.

From BBC

The mixed jobs picture reflects surging demand for people in healthcare and social services but a bleaker environment for government employees, factory workers and cubicle dwellers.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I have sat in that cubicle,” Lynch says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Instead, a small cubicle adjoining a meeting room was converted into a changing room for those that complained.

From BBC

Related Words

• booth
• cell
• chamber
• desk
• nook
• room
• stall