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

But when he entered the cubicle she approached a member of the cabin crew to raise the alarm, the court heard.

From BBC

From mazes of cubicles to plentiful lush balconies, office designers keep re-envisioning spaces to support our professional lives.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is one female toilet with two cubicles near the plenary chamber, though the entire building itself has nine female toilets with 22 cubicles.

From BBC

The study also found that between 10-25% of EDs have no available resuscitation cubicle.

From BBC

“We couldn’t let people come back to their cubicles because there were so many people missing,” said San Bernardino County Assessor Josie Gonzales, who was a county supervisor at the time.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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