Booth 1 (b th) Family of actors, including Junius Brutus (1796-1852), a British-born Shakespearean actor who in 1821 immigrated to the United States, and his sons Edwin Thomas (1833-1893), noted for his portrayal of Hamlet, and John Wilkes (1838-1865), the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. |   |
| Booth 2 (bth) Family of reformers, including William (1829-1912), a British religious leader who founded the Salvation Army (1878) with his wife, Catherine Mumford Booth (1829-1890), and served as its first general (1896-1912). His children William Bramwell (1856-1929); Ballington (1857-1940), who with his wife, Maud Ballington Booth (1865-1948), founded the Volunteers of America (1896); and Evangeline Cory (1865-1950) were active in the Salvation Army. |
| booth (bth) n. pl. booths (b  z, bths) 1. a. A small, often enclosed compartment, usually accommodating only one person: a voting booth. b. A small enclosed compartment with a window, used to separate the occupant from others: a ticket booth. 2. A seating area in a restaurant with a table and seats whose high backs serve as partitions. 3. A small stall for the display and sale of goods. [Middle English bothe, of Scandinavian origin; see bheu  - in Indo-European roots.] |
booth [buːð buːθ]
n pl booths [buːðz]
1. a stall for the display or sale of goods, esp a temporary one at a fair or market
2. 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 vote at an election (polling booth)
3. two long high-backed benches with a long table between, used esp in bars and inexpensive restaurants
4. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a temporary structure for shelter, dwelling, storage, etc
[of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse buth, Swedish, Danish bod shop, stall; see bower1]
Booth [buːð]
n
1. (Biographies / Booth, Edwin Thomas (1833-1893) M, US, THEATRE: actor) Edwin Thomas, son of Junius Brutus Booth. 1833-93, US actor
2. (Biographies / Booth, John Wilkes (1838-1865) M, US, THEATRE: actor, CRIME AND POLICING: assassin) John Wilkes, son of Junius Brutus Booth. 1838-65, US actor; assassin of Abraham Lincoln
3. (Biographies / Booth, Junius Brutus (1796-1852) M, USnational of birth: English, THEATRE: actor) Junius Brutus (ˈdʒuːnɪəs ˈbruːtəs). 1796-1852, US actor, born in England
4. (Biographies / Booth, William (1829-1912) M, British, RELIGION: religious leader) William. 1829-1912, British religious leader; founder and first general of the Salvation Army (1878)
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  booth - a table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benchestable - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table" |
| 2. |  booth - small area set off by walls for special usecloset - a small private room for study or prayer confessional - a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions polling booth - a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes prompt box, prompter's box - a booth projecting above the floor in the front of a stage where the prompter sits; opens toward the performers on stage shower bath, shower stall - booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom call box, phone booth, telephone booth, telephone box, telephone kiosk - booth for using a telephone voting booth - a booth in which a person can cast a private vote | |
| 3. |  Booth - United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865) | |
| 4. | booth - a small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment |
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Translations
booth [buːð] N (at fair) → puesto m; (in restaurant) → reservado m; (phone, interpreter's, voting) → cabina f
booth [ˈbuːθ] n
(at fair) → baraque f (foraine)
(containing phone) → cabine f
(also voting booth) → isoloir m
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booth [buːð] n (at fair) → bancarella, baraccone m (Telec) (voting booth) → cabina
booth [buːð] n (at fair) → bancarella, baraccone m (Telec) (voting booth) → cabina
booth [buːð] n (at fair) → bancarella, baraccone m (Telec) (voting booth) → cabina
n booth [buːð, (American ) -θ]
1 a tent or stall, especially at a fair the fortuneteller's booth. tent, stalletjie خَيْمَةٌ (في سوق) палатка stánek bod; telt die Bude παράγκα, πάγκος (σε πανηγύρι) puesto putka غرفه myyntikoju baraque בִּיתָן बूथ, कक्षिका daščara (piaci) bódé kios, stan skÿli, tjald, bás baraccone, bancarella 屋台店 (장터 등의) 노점 būdelė, kioskas stends; kiosks gerai kraam bod, bu, telt stragan, budka tenda baracă палатка stánok stojnica šator stånd, tält ซุ้มในงานออกร้านขายสินค้า kulübe, pavyon (有篷的)貨攤；(博覽會的)攤位 намет; балаган میلے میں لگائی گئی عارضی دوکان quán; lều （有篷的）货摊；（博览会的）摊位
2 a small compartment for a given purpose a phone booth; a polling-booth. hokkie كشك، كُشْك ، غُرفَة الهاتِف кабина budka, bouda boks die (Telefon-, Wahl-) Zelle θάλαμος cabina kabiin دکه؛ کیوسک koppi cabine, isoloir תָּא कक्षिका, छानी, छप्पर kabina fülke gardu skÿli, klefi cabina 仕切り間 부스, 칸막이한 작은 방 būdelė, kabina kabīne pondok telefon hokje avlukke, bås, (telefon)boks kabina cabine cabină; chioşc будка; кабина búdka kabina kabina hytt, bås คูหาหรือตู้เล็ก ๆ kulübe, kabin (有特定用途的)亭 будка; кабіна کسی خاص مقصد کے لئے چھوٹا ڈبہ مثلاً فون بوتھ buồng 公用电话间
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