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cubicle

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cu·bi·cle  (kyb-kl)
n.
1. A small compartment, as for work or study.
2. A small sleeping compartment, especially within a dormitory.

[Middle English, from Latin cubiculum, bed chamber, from cubre, to lie down.]

cubicle [ˈkjuːbɪkəl]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a partially or totally enclosed section of a room, as in a dormitory
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) an indoor construction designed to house individual cattle while allowing them free access to silage
[from Latin cubiculum, from cubāre to lie down, lie asleep]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cubicle - small room in which a monk or nun lives
convent - a religious residence especially for nuns
monastery - the residence of a religious community
room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
2.cubicle - small individual study area in a library
alcove, bay - a small recess opening off a larger room
depository library, library - a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
3.cubiclecubicle - small area set off by walls for special use
closet - a small private room for study or prayer
confessional - a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions
polling booth - a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes
prompt box, prompter's box - a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage
shower bath, shower stall - booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom
tolbooth, tollbooth, tollhouse - a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls
voting booth - a booth in which a person can cast a private vote
Translations
cubicle [ˈkjuːbɪkəl] N (in hospital, dormitory) → cubículo m; (in swimming baths) → caseta f

cubicle [ˈkjuːbɪkəl] n (in office)box m; (in changing room)cabine f; (in shop)cabine f d'essayage shower cubicle, toilet cubicle

cubicle
nKabine f; (in dormitory etc also) → Alkoven m; (in toilets) → (Einzel)toilette f

cubicle [ˈkjuːbɪkl] ncabina
cubicle [ˈkjuːbɪkl] ncabina

cubicle
n cubicle [ˈkjuːbikl]
a small room etc closed off in some way from a larger one Please use the (changing-)cubicle to change into your swimming trunks. hokkie, afskorting, kamertjie مِخْدَع، مَهْجَع кабинка kabina kabine; prøverum die Kabine θάλαμος, καμαράκι cubículo, caseta kabiin, eraldatud ruum اتاقک koppi cabine חַדרוֹן छोटा कक्ष sobičak szekrény ruangan kecil klefi cabina, scompartimento separato 仕切り部屋 탈의실 kabina kabīne kubikel kamertje, hokje lite avlukke, bås, omkledningsrom komórka, kabina cubículo cabină кабина kabína kabina kabina hytt, skrubb, bås ห้องเล็ก ๆ หรือคอกทำงานที่เกิดจากการใช้ผนังกั้น odacık, bölme (與大房間相連的)小室 секція; кабіна حدر، چهوٹ‍ا حجره phòng ngủ nhỏ


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Next morning when the clanging of a bell awoke Philip he looked round his cubicle in astonishment.
The office was but a little wooden cubicle partitioned off from the sculpture-lined gallery.
The top floor at the Albany, as elsewhere, is devoted to the servants--a congeries of little kitchens and cubicles, used by many as lumber-rooms--by Raffles among the many.
 
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