All compartment synonyms
com·part·ment
C c noun compartment
- slot — a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- alcove — An alcove is a small area of a room which is formed by one part of a wall being built further back than the rest of the wall.
- locker — Digital Technology. an online service that supports cloud-based storage of digital music files so as to allow users to stream or download their personal music collections for playback on any compatible device: I uploaded all my CDs to a music locker, and now I can access the music from my laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
- cell — A cell is the smallest part of an animal or plant that is able to function independently. Every animal or plant is made up of millions of cells.
- chamber — A chamber is a large room, especially one that is used for formal meetings.
- carriage — A carriage is an old-fashioned vehicle, usually for a small number of passengers, which is pulled by horses.
- cubicle — A cubicle is a very small enclosed area, for example one where you can have a shower or change your clothes.
- category — If people or things are divided into categories, they are divided into groups in such a way that the members of each group are similar to each other in some way.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- niche — an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- area — An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
- berth — A berth is a bed on a boat, train, or caravan.
- pigeonhole — one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.
- bay — A bay is a part of a coast where the land curves inwards.
- portion — a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
- stall — a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive.
- place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- booth — A booth is a small area separated from a larger public area by screens or thin walls where, for example, people can make a telephone call or vote in private.
- cubbyhole — A cubbyhole is a very small room or space for storing things.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- department — A department is one of the sections in an organization such as a government, business, or university. A department is also one of the sections in a large shop.
- corner — A corner is a point or an area where two or more edges, sides, or surfaces of something join.
- hole — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- nook — a corner, as in a room.
- carrel — A carrel is a desk with low walls on three sides, at which a student can work in private, especially in a library.
- partition — a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- box — A box is a square or rectangular container with hard or stiff sides. Boxes often have lids.
- section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- subdivision — the act or fact of subdividing.
verb compartment
- compartmentalise — to divide into categories or compartments.
- compartmentalize — To compartmentalize something means to divide it into separate sections.
- spacing — the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- single out — only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.