cubicle

UK /ˈkjuːbɪkəl/ US /ˈkjubɪkəl/

noun 3

Definitions

noun

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.

The toilets will have weight-sensitive floors to make sure only one person is using each cubicle at a time.

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

small, tiny

screened-off, separate

changing, shower, toilet

CUBICLE + NOUN

curtain, door

PREP

in a/the ~

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — small area set off by walls for special use

noun — small individual study area in a library

noun — small room in which a monk or nun lives

cell

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Near-synonyms: carrel (sometimes synonymous), carol

Wiktionary

Most libraries provide cubicles for quiet study.

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

Tom works in a cubicle.

Tatoeba · #1549741

I want to go back to my cubicle.

Tatoeba · #2014693

I became a retiree after working for forty-five years in a cubicle.

Tatoeba · #6082595

Usage Notes

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