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Cubicle

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkjuːbɪkəl

Definitions

  1. A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
  2. A small enclosure at a swimming pool etc. used to provide personal privacy when changing.
  3. A small enclosure in a public toilet for individual use.

Equivalents

19 more languages
العربيةالمقصورة
Bosanskibašbasbokskoje
Češtinakabinakabinkakójekukaň
Cymraegciwbicl
Ελληνικάχώρισμα
Galegocela
עבריתתא
Hrvatskibasbašbokskoje
日本語個室
Kurdîbasbaşboksboxkabîne
Српскиbašbasbokskoje
Svenskabas
Українськакабіна

Examples

“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.”
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.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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