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cubicle

noun
cu·​bi·​cle | \ ˈkyü-bi-kÉ™l How to pronounce cubicle (audio) \

Definition of cubicle

1 : a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room
2a : a small partitioned space especially : one with a desk used for work in a business office
b : carrel

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Synonyms for cubicle

Synonyms

bay, cabin, cell, chamber, compartment, cube

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Examples of cubicle in a Sentence

data entry clerks busily typing in cubicles

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Long before the invention of the assembly line or the cubicle, employees have been flattering their managers and laughing insincerely at bad jokes, and the approach hasn’t lost effectiveness with time. Chris Woolston, Quartz at Work, "How to deal with an abusive boss," 29 Aug. 2019 The search among the different cosmetic company cubicles/stations did not go well. John Horgan, The Mercury News, "Horgan: A cosmetics conundrum: a stranger in a strange land," 28 Aug. 2019 The company also hosts costume contests, cubicle decorating contests and gives up to $1,000 for employee referral bonuses. Leigh Farr, azcentral, "MEDIUM COMPANY RANKINGS:," 13 June 2019 Knightley’s Katharine Gun is a low-level cubicle jockey, liberal in politics, apolitical at her job. Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, "In ‘Official Secrets,’ Keira Knightley speaks truth to power," 4 Sep. 2019 In 1999, Mike Judge released Office Space, the movie that encapsulated the soul-sucking experience of working a dull corporate tech job, replete with stale gray cubicles, long hours, and obnoxious workplace distractions. Jonas Downey, Quartz at Work, "How my colleagues and I stay sane in our open office," 22 Aug. 2019 No longer confined to a cubicle, Jones works out of his home studio that is close enough to the Everglades that there is a black bear who rummages through his trash. Roger Downing, ExpressNews.com, "Florida artist carving new life into old surf boards," 15 Aug. 2019 When this happened, she was stripped of her security clearance and sent off to a remote cubicle somewhere; she was basically condemned to oblivion. CBS News, "Whistleblower exposes $7 billion no-bid Defense Department contract," 30 June 2019 Designer Charles Edwards puts mill manager Grandmother Buryjovka in a glass cubicle with a picture of Lenin on the wall. Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, "A fairy-tale world premiere and Janácek's brutal but redemptive 'Jenufa' impress at Santa Fe Opera," 6 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of cubicle

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for cubicle

Latin cubiculum, from cubare to lie, recline

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cubicle

noun

English Language Learners Definition of cubicle

chiefly US : a work space in a large office with a desk that is usually surrounded by low walls
British : a small space in a public room (such as a bathroom) that has walls for privacy

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