cubicle
/ˈkjuːbɪkəl/US/ˈkjubɪkəl/
cubicle noun: a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
Noun
cubicle (plural cubicles)
- A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
- Near-synonyms: carrel (sometimes synonymous), carol
- Most libraries provide cubicles for quiet study.
- A small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing.
- A small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use.
- With more urinals than cubicles, men - unlike women - rarely queue, a Royal Society for Public Health report says.2019 May 23, “Two female loos for every male one, experts recommend”, in BBC News, retrieved 14 Aug 2019
- The toilets will have weight-sensitive floors to make sure only one person is using each cubicle at a time.2019 August 16, “Anti-sex toilets will soak users with water jets and sound alarm”, in Planet Rock, retrieved 17 Aug 2019
- Synonyms:
- stall
cubicle meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam
cubicle in Tamil
- குறுவறை, கூடு
cubicle in Bengali
- ছোটো পৃথক কক্ষ, কিউবিকল
cubicle in Telugu
- క్యూబికల్, క్యూబికిల్
cubicle in Malayalam
- ചെറിയ അറ
More languagesFewer languages
- cubicle in Kannada
- ಸಣ್ಣಕೋಣೆ, ಕಿರುಕೋಣೆ
- cubicle in Punjabi
- ਕਿਊਬਿਕਲ, ਕਿਊਬਿਕੱਲ
- cubicle in Odia
- କ୍ଯ଼ୁବିକଲ୍
- cubicle in Malay
- kubikel, pangsa, kubikel persalinan, kubikel tandas
Examples of cubicle in a sentence
- Two men who were in the baths at the time of the fire, who preferred to remain anonymous, told GCN that they were asleep in a cubicle on the fourth floor when they awoke to the smell of smoke.1983 December 17, Christine Guilfoy, “Women's Bar, Mens Baths Destroyed By Fire”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 22, page 1:
- I sit in a cubicle and I update bank software for the 2000 switch.1999, Mike Judge, Office Space (motion picture), spoken by Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston):
Synonyms of cubicle
Forms of cubicle
| plural | cubicles |
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Origin of cubicle
From Late Middle English cubicle, from Latin cubiculum (“bedroom”). Doublet of cubiculum.
Words formed from cubicle
Phrases with cubicle
Questions about cubicle
- What does cubicle mean?
- Cubicle means a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
- What is cubicle in Tamil?
- Cubicle in Tamil is குறுவறை, கூடு. See Cubicle meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use cubicle in a sentence?
- Two men who were in the baths at the time of the fire, who preferred to remain anonymous, told GCN that they were asleep in a cubicle on the fourth floor when they awoke to the smell of smoke.
- What part of speech is cubicle?
- Cubicle is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cubicle?
- Cubicle is pronounced /ˈkjuːbɪkəl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cubicle?
- The plural of cubicle is cubicles.
Words near cubicle in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cubicle (page history and authors); cubicle (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cubicle (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cubicle (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cubicle (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cubicle (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cubicle (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); cubicle (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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