cubicle

noun

cu·​bi·​cle ˈkyü-bi-kəl 

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

Synonyms

• chamber
• cell
• cabin
• cube

Examples of cubicle in a Sentence

data entry clerks busily typing in cubicles

Recent Examples on the Web

My office is a glass cubicle with views of the entire floor. —Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025

PinkPantheress radically reimagined her own songs and stuffed a full band into a cubicle for her Tiny Desk Concert, which NPR Music shared Friday. —Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025

Dunder Mifflin’s Oscar has a new cubicle and new co-workers in The Paper, a new spinoff series of The Office that has already been renewed for a second season. —Danielle Directo-Meston, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025

Nominate it as one of America's Top Workplaces With millions forced to work from home, commutes and cubicles faded into the rearview as the flexibility of remote work caught on. —Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin cubiculum, from cubare to lie, recline

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for cubicle

• cubical

Kids Definition

cubicle

noun

cu·​bi·​cle ˈkyü-bi-kəl 

: a small separate space (as for sleeping, studying, or working) usually having removable partitions