booth
/bu:ð/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A small, temporary structure used for selling goods, providing services, or entertainment: A booth is often a small, enclosed or semi-enclosed stall at a market, fair, or exhibition.
- A small enclosed or partially enclosed area for a specific purpose: This can include a voting booth, a telephone booth, or a projection booth.
- A seating arrangement in a restaurant or bar: A booth typically consists of a table fixed between two high-backed benches, often built into a wall or partition for privacy.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- She bought a handmade necklace from a craft booth at the summer fair.
- Please enter the voting booth and mark your ballot in private.
- We prefer to sit in a booth at the diner because it's more comfortable than the chairs.
Advanced Usage
- "to man a booth": to be the person working at or operating a booth.
- I volunteered to man the information booth during the conference.
- "photo booth": a small enclosed machine or kiosk where people can take passport-style or fun photographs automatically.
- They took silly pictures in the photo booth at the wedding reception.
Variants and Related Words
- Telephone booth (n): A small enclosed structure containing a public telephone.
- He stepped into the telephone booth to make a call.
- Toll booth (n): A booth where a fee is collected for the use of a road or bridge.
- We slowed down to pay at the toll booth.
Synonyms
- Stall: A stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market.
- Kiosk: A small open-fronted hut or cubicle from which newspapers, refreshments, or tickets are sold.
- Cubicle: A small partitioned-off area of a room, for example, for changing clothes or taking a shower.
Related Phrases
- "to be in the booth": to be working or situated inside a specific booth (e.g., a broadcast booth, DJ booth).
- The radio host is in the booth recording the show.
Noun
- a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment
- United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865)
- small area set off by walls for special use
- a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches