Cubicle Meaning
/ˈkjuːbɪkəl/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
nounA small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing.
Sentence Examples
Tom works in a cubicle.
I want to go back to my cubicle.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The office worker sat in a small ____ with a desk and computer.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Tom works in a ____.
Word Origin & History
From Late Middle English cubicle, from Latin cubiculum (“bedroom”). Doublet of cubiculum.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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):
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The office worker sat in a small ____ with a desk and computer.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Tom works in a ____.