Definition of BOOTH

booth

Meanings

Plural: booths

Noun

  • a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches
  • small area set off by walls for special use
  • United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865)
  • a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment
  • A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
  • A temporary shelter, often in the form of a tent, shed, or canopied structure.
  • A boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person, such as a phone booth or polling booth.
  • An enclosed seating area consisting of a table next to a wall set between two high-backed benches, as in a diner or café.
  • An enclosure for keeping animals.
  • A recording studio.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bothe, from either Old English bōþ or Old Norse bóð (compare Swedish bod) and/or the variant búð (> Scots buth), from Proto-Germanic *bōþō, *būþiz, *buþǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-. Compare Middle Low German bôde, Middle Dutch boede, German Bude.

Synonyms

cubicle, John Wilkes Booth, kiosk, stall

Scrabble Score: 10

booth is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
booth is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
booth is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

booth is a valid Words With Friends word