booth
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2.1
- noun
- /buːθ/
:
asiento tipo 'booth'
- We sat in the back booth at Morty's over our fries and beers, and we were very mature, very civilized about it.
- a diner booth
But they went to the same restaurant, had the same booth for two years.
- But they went to the same restaurant, had the same booth for two years.
- I sat on that hard Whataburger booth with no cushion.
- Couples that sit on the same side of a booth.
- But no, I I was going to say that, but I think it being in a booth is like, you know, it's a date.
Examples
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In a minute, we were seated in one of the dark green booths in the bar.
Fiction book (1992) -
The young man in the next booth is watching them with rapt attention.
Fiction book (1990) -
But they went to the same restaurant, had the same booth for two years.
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But they went to the same restaurant, had the same booth for two years.
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Say, would you like to join us in our booth?
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Business was slow that night, and I had no difficulty getting a booth across from the bar.
Fiction book (1990) -
Saturday morning, Holly ate breakfast in a booth at the motel coffee shop.
Fiction book (1991) -
I had Humphrey book us a booth in the back so we can have some privacy.
Fiction book (1991) -
Its green felt-lined booths and weary waiters in wrinkled black suits have seen a lot over the years.
Academic text (2008) -
We enjoyed our dinner in a cozy booth by the window.
Synonyms
45
1.0
A table where people eat dinner and other meals
23
1.0
A table in a dining room where people eat meals
12
1.0
A table for people to sit around and eat meals together
4
8.2
A long bench with soft padding that sits against a wall for people to sit on, often in a restaurant
Compounds
- Archaic
4
2.3
A small enclosed space in a public place with a phone for people to use
How Private
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word booth also came to mean a semi-private seat because it kept people in a little 'shelter' inside a building. So a restaurant booth is a table with high benches that makes a small, private area for people to sit.