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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024booth /buθ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl.booths /buðz, buθs/USA pronunciation .- a stall or small tent for the sale or display of goods:booths at the flea market.
- a small compartment or boxlike room intended for a specific use by one occupant:a telephone booth; a voting booth.
- a partly enclosed compartment, as in a restaurant:Do you want to sit in a booth or at the counter?
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024booth (bo̅o̅th),USA pronunciation n., pl. booths (bo̅o̅ᵺz, bo̅o̅ths).USA pronunciation - a stall, compartment, or light structure for the sale of goods or for display purposes, as at a market, exhibition, or fair.
- a small compartment or boxlike room for a specific use by one occupant:a telephone booth; a projection booth.
- a small, temporary structure used by voters at elections.
- a partly enclosed compartment or partitioned area, as in a restaurant or music store, equipped for a specific use by one or more persons.
- a temporary structure of any material, as boughs, canvas, or boards, used esp. for shelter;
shed. - Old Norse būth (compare Old Danish bōth booth); cognate with German Bude
- Middle English bōthe 1150–1200
Bal•ling•ton (bal′ing tən),USA pronunciation 1859–1940, founder of the Volunteers of America 1896 (son of William Booth).- Biographical Edwin Thomas, 1833–93, U.S. actor (brother of John Wilkes Booth).
Evangeline Co•ry (kôr′ē, kōr′ē),USA pronunciation 1865?–1950, general of the Salvation Army 1934–39 (daughter of William Booth).- Biographical John Wilkes, 1838–65, U.S. actor: assassin of Abraham Lincoln (brother of Edwin Thomas Booth).
- Biographical Junius Brutus, 1796–1852, English actor (father of Edwin and John Booth).
- Biographical William ("General Booth''), 1829–1912, English religious leader: founder of the Salvation Army 1865.
William Bram•well (bram′wel′, -wəl),USA pronunciation 1856–1929, general of the Salvation Army (son of William Booth).- a male given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: booth /buːð; buːθ/ n ( pl booths /buːðz/)- a stall for the display or sale of goods, esp a temporary one at a fair or market
- a small enclosed or partially enclosed room or cubicle, such as one containing a telephone (telephone booth) or one in which a person casts his or her vote at an election (polling booth)
- two long high-backed benches with a long table between, used esp in bars and inexpensive restaurants
- (formerly) a temporary structure for shelter, dwelling, storage, etc
Etymology: 12th Century: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse buth, Swedish, Danish bod shop, stall; see bower1 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Booth /buːð/ n - Edwin Thomas, son of Junius Brutus Booth. 1833–93, US actor
- John Wilkes, son of Junius Brutus Booth. 1838–65, US actor; assassin of Abraham Lincoln
- Junius Brutus (ˈdʒuːnɪəs ˈbruːtəs). 1796–1852, US actor, born in England
- William. 1829–1912, British religious leader; founder and first general of the Salvation Army (1878)
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