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booth
1[ booth ]
noun
- a stall, compartment, or light structure for the sale of goods or for display purposes, as at a market, exhibition, or fair.
- a small compartment or boxlike room for a specific use by one occupant:
The customs officer came out of his booth as we drove up.
There aren’t many telephone booths around anymore.
- a small, temporary structure used by voters at elections.
- a partly enclosed compartment or partitioned area, as in a restaurant or music store, equipped for a specific use by one or more persons.
- a temporary structure of any material, as boughs, canvas, or boards, used especially for shelter; shed.
Booth
2[ booth; British booth ]
noun
- ·Բ·ٴDz [bal, -ing-t, uh, n], 1859–1940, founder of the Volunteers of America 1896 (son of William Booth).
- Edwin Thomas, 1833–93, U.S. actor (brother of John Wilkes Booth).
- Evangeline Co·ry [kawr, -ee, kohr, -ee], 1865?–1950, general of the Salvation Army 1934–39 (daughter of William Booth).
- John Wilkes, 1838–65, U.S. actor: assassin of Abraham Lincoln (brother of Edwin Thomas Booth).
- Junius Brutus, 1796–1852, English actor (father of Edwin and John Booth).
- William General Booth, 1829–1912, English religious leader: founder of the Salvation Army 1865.
- William Bram·well [bram, -wel, -w, uh, l], 1856–1929, general of the Salvation Army (son of William Booth).
- a male given name.
Booth
1/ ːð /
noun
- BoothEdwin Thomas18331893MUSTHEATRE: actor Edwin Thomas , son of Junius Brutus Booth. 1833–93, US actor
- BoothJohn Wilkes18381865MUSTHEATRE: actorCRIME AND POLICING: assassin John Wilkes , son of Junius Brutus Booth. 1838–65, US actor; assassin of Abraham Lincoln
- BoothJunius Brutus17961852MUSEnglishTHEATRE: actor Junius Brutus (ˈdʒuːnɪəs ˈbruːtəs). 1796–1852, US actor, born in England
- BoothWilliam18291912MBritishRELIGION: religious leader William . 1829–1912, British religious leader; founder and first general of the Salvation Army (1878)
booth
2/ ːð; buːθ /
noun
- a stall for the display or sale of goods, esp a temporary one at a fair or market
- a small enclosed or partially enclosed room or cubicle, such as one containing a telephone ( telephone booth ) or one in which a person casts his or her vote at an election ( polling booth )
- two long high-backed benches with a long table between, used esp in bars and inexpensive restaurants
- (formerly) a temporary structure for shelter, dwelling, storage, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of booth1
Word History and Origins
Origin of booth1
Example Sentences
Several queued outside wooden booths, each topped with a sign indicating in which languages the priests inside could hear confessions.
Movie nights usually feature DJs before and after the show, along with free photo booths featuring scenes inspired by films.
Over drinks in a curved booth at the Polo Lounge on a March afternoon, the Gilroy brothers reminisced about the roundabout way they all wound up in the family business: Hollywood.
From protests and community coalitions to our roles in boardrooms and voting booths, this moment isn’t solely about the legitimacy of the courts or law firms.
The permit filed with the Anaheim Planning and Building Department calls for tearing down the 2,610-square-foot bakery and restaurant and removing two theme park ticket booths.
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