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[ kyoo-bi-kuhl ] / ˈkyu bɪ kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cubicle ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna small space or compartment partitioned off. carrel (def. 1). a bedroom, especially one of a number of small ones in a divided dormitory, as in English public schools. Origin of cubicle1400–50; late Middle English <Latin cubiculum bedroom, equivalent to cub(āre) to lie down + -i--i- + -culum-cle2 WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cubiclecubical, cubicle Words nearby cubiclecube steak, cube van, cubic, cubical, cubic centimeter, cubicle, cubic measure, cubiculum, cubic zirconia, cubiform, cubism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cubicleSure, your cubicle mate, neighbor, and aunt all own a Fitbit or JawBone fitness tracker. Nothing Says I Love You Like Data|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Bronze skin and corn-colored hair have faded into cubicle complexions and cowlicks. Dealing With Dad the Dealer|Tony Doukopil|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Your cubicle mates pouring over their brackets with all of the serious intent and fevered diligence of Talmudic scholars. It’s Time to Rip the Money Out of the NCAA|Robert Silverman|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST More than likely pushing buttons on a PC at a desk in a cubicle, answering phones, managing deadlines, and going to meetings. Is Masculine Writing Dead?|Frank Bill|March 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She seems to believe that enough employees are goofing off at home that she should bring them off the cloud and into the cubicle. Are Yahoo and Marissa Mayer Wrong to Ban Working From Home?|The Daily Beast|February 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST Staff nodded, eyeing the cubicle indicated by the pencil-point. The Bandbox|Louis Joseph Vance Elsie was more stand-off than actively disagreeable and kept herself to her own cubicle, but Mabel was openly annoying. The Jolliest School of All|Angela Brazil The suspense as the footsteps hesitated at the cubicle was awful. The Roll-Call|Arnold Bennett As soon as she was at liberty she went in search of Polly Love, expecting to find her in her cubicle, but the cubicle was empty. Bill Dickson strolled over from the direction of his own cubicle. Dogfight--1973|Dallas McCord Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for cubicle
nouna partially or totally enclosed section of a room, as in a dormitory an indoor construction designed to house individual cattle while allowing them free access to silage Word Origin for cubicleC15: from Latin cubiculum, from cubāre to lie down, lie asleep Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cubicleroom, nook, cell, chamber, stall, booth, desk, pigeonhole, office, cubbyhole |