Booth


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 especially for shelter; shed.
Ballington
[bal-ing-tuh n] /ˈbæl ɪŋ tən/ (Show IPA), 1859–1940, founder of the Volunteers of America 1896 (son of William Booth).
Edwin Thomas, 1833–93, U.S. actor (brother of John Wilkes Booth).
Evangeline Cory
[kawr-ee,, kohr-ee] /ˈkɔr i,, ˈkoʊr i/ (Show IPA), 1865?–1950, general of the Salvation Army 1934–39 (daughter of William Booth).
John Wilkes, 1838–65, U.S. actor: assassin of Abraham Lincoln (brother of Edwin Thomas Booth).
Junius Brutus, 1796–1852, English actor (father of Edwin and John Booth).
William (“General Booth”) 1829–1912, English religious leader: founder of the Salvation Army 1865.
William Bramwell
[bram-wel,, -wuh l] /ˈbræmˌwɛl,, -wəl/ (Show IPA), 1856–1929, general of the Salvation Army (son of William Booth).
a male given name.
Contemporary Examples

The Bars That Made America Great Nina Strochlic December 27, 2014
Where is Mitt Romney? Noah Kristula-Green February 8, 2012
In the Shit: Despite Noble Effort, Jobs and Vets Elude Each Other in Detroit Colby Buzzell June 30, 2012
The Myth of the Tortured Artist Shane McAdams January 3, 2014
Celebrity Mistress Convention Tricia Romano July 10, 2010

Historical Examples

Amelia Henry Fielding
Blow The Man Down Holman Day
Nedra George Barr McCutcheon
Starman’s Quest Robert Silverberg
Amelia Henry Fielding

noun (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
noun
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)
n.

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