Cubicle
/ˈkjuːbɪkəl/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
"Near-synonyms: carrel (sometimes synonymous), carol"
- 2 small area set off by walls for special use wordnet
- 3 A small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing.
- 4 small individual study area in a library wordnet
- 5 A small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use. Australia, UK
"With more urinals than cubicles, men - unlike women - rarely queue, a Royal Society for Public Health report says."
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- 6 small room in which a monk or nun lives wordnet
Example
More examples"I want to go back to my cubicle."
Etymology
From Late Middle English cubicle, from Latin cubiculum (“bedroom”). Doublet of cubiculum.