booth

  • 121Booth — I. biographical name family of American actors: Junius Brutus 1796 1852 b in England & his sons Edwin Thomas 1833 1893 & John Wilkes 1838 1865 assassin of Lincoln II. biographical name William 1829 1912 English founder of Salvation Army father of …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 122booth — noun /buːθ,buːð/ a) A small stall for the display and sale of goods. b) An enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person …

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  • 123Booth —    A hut made of the branches of a tree. In such tabernacles Jacob sojourned for a season at a place named from this circumstance Succoth (Gen. 33:17). Booths were erected also at the feast of Tabernacles (q.v.), Lev. 23:42, 43, which… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 124booth — Synonyms and related words: Nissen hut, Quonset hut, box, cavity, cell, cellule, chamber, compartment, crib, crypt, cubicle, enclosed space, gatehouse, hold, hole, hollow, hut, hutch, kiosk, lean to, manger, news kiosk, newsstand, outbuilding,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 125booth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hut; compartment, stall. See receptacle, abode. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. stall, counter, nook, corner, carrel, pew, berth, cote, compartment, hutch, shed, manger, cubbyhole, coop, pen, hut, enclosure,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 126booth — sb. Alys. 3457 …

    Oldest English Words

  • 127booth — [bu:δ, bu:θ] noun 1》 a small temporary structure used for selling goods or staging shows at a market or fair. 2》 an enclosed compartment allowing privacy when telephoning, voting, etc. Origin ME: from ON buth, based on búa dwell …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 128booth — noun (C) 1 a small partly enclosed place where one person can do something privately, such as use the telephone or vote 2 a tent where you can buy things, play games, or find out information, usually at a market or a fair 2 (1) 3 especially AmE a …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English