cubicle

noun

cu·​bi·​cle ˈkyü-bi-kəl How to pronounce cubicle (audio)
1
: a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
2
a
: a small partitioned space
especially : one with a desk used for work in a business office
b
: carrel

Examples of cubicle in a Sentence

data entry clerks busily typing in cubicles
Recent Examples on the Web Here are some other downsides to eating through lunch in your office or cubicle, according to Heckler. Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 9 Feb. 2024 This gadget is the perfect addition to a home office or cubicle and makes a workspace all the more enjoyable. Micaela Arnett, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2024 For this, the entrepreneur needs to leave the cubicle, pound the pavement and talk to the customer. Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2024 About two minutes after Browning left the office, Gwinn-Villaroel was seen on camera entering Browning’s cubicle, the internal affairs investigation said. Josh Wood, The Courier-Journal, 4 Jan. 2024 Among office designers and architects, cubicles are rarely mentioned. Ellen Rosen, New York Times, 19 Dec. 2023 Recent local projects for West Metro included installing cubicles at Mendota Heights City Hall and a Caribou Coffee warehouse in Maple Grove. Maraya King, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024 Su, an asylum officer at Citizenship and Immigration Services, was sitting in a cubicle in an office building in Arlington, Virginia. Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2024 But don’t be too quick to conclude things are going back to the days of 9 to 5 in the old cubicle. Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Latin cubiculum, from cubare to lie, recline

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cubicle was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Cubicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cubicle. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

cubicle

noun
cu·​bi·​cle ˈkyü-bi-kəl How to pronounce cubicle (audio)
: a small separate space (as for sleeping, studying, or working) usually having removable partitions

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