booth
/buθ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.10 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A boxlike room or enclosure just big enough to accommodate one standing person, such as a phone booth or polling booth.
noun
An enclosed seating area consisting of a table next to a wall set between two high-backed benches, as in a diner or café.
name
A surname.
name
Example Sentences
- "When Gro came to the Witches’ booths he found them guarded even as the Red Foliot had said, and the booths of them of Demonland in like manner. So went he into the royal booth where the King lay in state on a bier of spear-shafts, robed in his kingly robes over his armour that was painted black and inlaid with gold, and the crown of Witchland on his head."
- "Sitting in one of the booths (with table and comfy seats) in the open plan ground floor reception, Network Rail Business Change Manager Sarah Newman explains how NR had been eyeing up the building in late 2024, with work starting on site in August 2025."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Germanic *būaną Proto-Germanic *bōþō Old Norse búð Old East Norse *bóðbor. Middle English bothe English booth Inherited from Middle English bothe, from Old East Norse *bóð, from Proto-Germanic *bōþō, *būþiz, *buþǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-. Compare Middle Low German bôde, Middle Dutch boede, German Bude.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /buθ/
- British English: /buːð/