compartment
150
3.3
- noun
- /kəmˈpɑːrtmənt/
:
compartimento
- The backpack has several pockets, including a small compartment for my laptop.
- passenger compartment
- allocate to a compartment
- two compartments
It suggests the detergent compartment is being overfilled.
- It suggests the detergent compartment is being overfilled.
- Listen, listen, love that your compartment up top here, that's where your clothes go.
- We're going to be in the same compartment in the car or in the train.
- There's a little zipper compartment for that and this is done.
Examples
-
But it was a hatchback with a compartment behind the back seat.
Academic text (2011) -
There is a little hidden compartment right by your knee.
-
We're going to be in the same compartment in the car or in the train.
-
Oh, yes, one compartment is missing in mine.
-
There is another battery compartment in here.
-
So this also acts as a storage compartment for your couch.
-
Look, look, look, I've created a secret compartment here for the rice.
-
And yet it's really light and it fits in the water bottle compartment of my backpack.
-
You'll find him in a first-class compartment.
-
Curtains close off the back passenger compartment, but there's a narrow gap in them.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
496
1.0
A small locked box for keeping personal things at places like schools or gyms
375
1.0
A box in furniture that slides out to hold things
339
1.0
A place where people keep things until they need them
309
4.3
A section inside a vehicle, ship, or building used for a special purpose
152
2.4
A small enclosed space inside a larger object, like a honeycomb or ice tray
78
5.5
A small hollow space inside a rock or object that can hold other material
20
1.6
A place where you keep things in a house, box, or phone
11
2.0
A space in a ship or plane where cargo is kept
11
3.0
A small locked box in a public place for keeping personal things
9
4.8
A small space or compartment where you keep things like a backpack
5
5.3
A small enclosed space used for storing things, doing small tasks, or as a quiet nook
1
7.7
A space on a ship or vehicle for keeping supplies
A small secret pocket that holds money and papers inside clothes or bags
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Air pressure inside a sealed space like an airplane cabin that keeps people safe
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
compartment = compart (opaque) = compart + ment
The word 'compart' is not a standalone English word, making the connection to 'compartment' opaque.
Etymology
Compartment comes from the parts com- 'with' and part 'piece' or 'section'. Think of a suitcase divided into small sections; a compartment is a separate space inside something larger, often used for storage.