booth
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- noun
- /buːθ/
- You can cast your vote at the booth located near the entrance.
- voting booth
- information booth
- telephone booth
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Watch on YouTubeI'm sure they'll be phone booths on planes again.
- I'm sure they'll be phone booths on planes again.
- So we're going to stand out here with my booth and try and reel some people in.
- So once in that booth, vote your conscience and heart.
- But it doesn't matter if you're watching this show from a toll booth in Philadelphia.
Examples
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We're sitting at a booth in a Chinese restaurant in Burnie.
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I will be at the booth bright and early.
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Yeah, the original control room was that small booth just down there.
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You passed by my booth.
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Henry is in a guard's booth watching the visitors' gate through a window.
Fiction book (1990) -
A group of young people from Cambridge and Latin set up a booth in Harvard Square.
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After a quick inquiry at the information booth, she veered right into the emergency area.
Fiction book (1991) -
They had privacy booths in the coffee shop.
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The volunteers set up a booth at the fair to sell homemade crafts.
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The information booth at the museum provided maps and guides to visitors.
Synonyms
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3.4
A small separated space for one person, often in an office
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2.9
A small enclosed area where people sit or watch, for example at a theatre
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1.0
A small booth at a market where people sell goods
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1.5
A small enclosed space with a public phone for private calls
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3.3
A small stand with an open front that sells things or gives information
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2.4
A small private place where people vote
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A small private space where people mark their ballots when voting
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2.3
A small enclosed space in a public place with a phone for people to use
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1.4
A small place where people buy tickets for trains or shows
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2.4
A small temporary stall where people sell goods at markets or fairs
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A small booth with a telephone that people use
Compounds
- Archaic
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A small enclosed space in a public place with a phone for people to use
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word booth comes from an old Scandinavian word búð, which meant 'small shop' or 'shelter' like a wooden hut. That's why a booth today is a small, partly closed space used for selling things, voting, or giving information.