different between cubicle vs cuticle

English

Etymology

From Late Middle English cubicle, from Latin cubiculum (“bedroom”). Doublet of cubiculum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kjub?k?l/

Noun

cubicle (plural cubicles)

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.

Translations

Middle English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cubiculum (“bedroom”).

Noun

cubicle (Late Middle English)

1. a bedchamber [15th c.]
2. (by extension) any small room

Descendants

• English: cubicle

English

Etymology

From Middle French cuticule, from Latin cuticula (“cuticle, skin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kju?t?k?l/
• Rhymes: -?k?l

Noun

cuticle (plural cuticles)

1. The outermost layer of the skin of vertebrates; the epidermis.
2. The strip of hardened skin at the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
3. Dead or cornified epidermis.
4. (zoology, botany) A noncellular protective covering outside the epidermis of many invertebrates and plants.
5. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.

Synonyms

• (zoology, botany) (outer protective covering): cuticula

Derived terms

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See also

• nail
• thumbnail
• toenail
• quick