cubicle

noun

1. 1

   A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.

   Near-synonyms: carrel (sometimes synonymous), carol

   Most libraries provide cubicles for quiet study.

   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.

   I sit in a cubicle and I update bank software for the 2000 switch.

2. 2

   A small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing.

3. 3

   A small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use.

   With more urinals than cubicles, men - unlike women - rarely queue, a Royal Society for Public Health report says.

   The toilets will have weight-sensitive floors to make sure only one person is using each cubicle at a time.

Forms

plural

cubicles