plural booths
ˈbüt͟hz 
ˈbüths
1
: a temporary shelter for livestock or field workers
2
a
: a stall or stand (as at a fair) for the sale or exhibition of goods
b(1)
: a small enclosure affording privacy for one person at a time
a telephone booth
polling booths
(2)
: a small enclosure that isolates its occupant especially from patrons or customers
a ticket booth
(3)
: an isolated enclosure used in sound recording or in broadcasting
a radio booth
c
: an enclosed seating area (as in a restaurant) consisting typically of a table placed between two high-backed benches
Examples of booth in a Sentence
A local sheep farmer has a booth at the county fair and is selling wool yarn.
We got hot dogs at one of the food booths.
They sat at a booth next to the window.
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Ethan James Green slid into a booth at the Montague Diner in Brooklyn Heights, finally back home in New York after a few days in London.
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Mark Holgate, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
There were booths around the walls, a counter with stools, and a food prep area in the center.
—Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024
From breakfast booth to booming business By 1995, Nvidia had developed a low-cost computer processing chip called the NV1, according to the company’s website.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
In the final stretch before Election Day, with the presidential race in a dead heat, 83-year-old Republican Sandy Tate was volunteering at a Trump campaign booth at the Campbell Farmers Market when a couple pushing their toddler in a stroller passed by.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Mark Holgate, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
There were booths around the walls, a counter with stools, and a food prep area in the center.
—Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024
From breakfast booth to booming business By 1995, Nvidia had developed a low-cost computer processing chip called the NV1, according to the company’s website.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
In the final stretch before Election Day, with the presidential race in a dead heat, 83-year-old Republican Sandy Tate was volunteering at a Trump campaign booth at the Campbell Farmers Market when a couple pushing their toddler in a stroller passed by.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Booth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/booth. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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booth
noun
plural booths
ˈbüt͟hz
ˈbüths
1
: a covered stand for selling or displaying goods (as at a fair or exhibition) or for providing services
information booth
2
: a small enclosure giving privacy for one person
voting booth
telephone booth
3
: a section of a restaurant consisting of a table between two high-backed benches
Biographical Definition
Booth 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
ˈbüth
chiefly British ˈbüt͟h
family of American actors: Junius Brutus 1796–1852 b in England and his sons Edwin Thomas 1833–1893 and John Wilkes 1838–1865 assassin of Lincoln
Booth
2 of 2biographical name (2)
William 1829–1912 English founder of Salvation Army father of: William Bramwell 1856–1929 Salvation Army general; Ballington 1857–1940 founder of Volunteers of America; Evangeline Cory 1865–1950 Salvation Army general
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