ETYM Old Eng. bothe; cf. Icel. bűth, Dan. and Swed. bod, Mid. High Germ. buode, German bude, baude; from the same root as AS. bűan to dwell, Eng. boor, bower, be.
1. A small shop at a fair; for selling goods or entertainment.
2. A table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches.
3. Small area set off by walls for special use; SYN. cubicle, stall, kiosk.
Temporary living quarters; SYN. digs, domiciliation, lodgings, pad.
1. A place of excavating especially for ore, metals, or precious stones
2. Material dug out
3. Quarters, premises
4. Chiefly British; lodgings for a student
A favorite place for spending time; also; a place frequented for entertainment or for socializing
(Slang) Marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking; SYN. marijuana cigarette, reefer, stick.
(Casual) A disreputable place of entertainment.
ETYM Said to be from Irish sean old + tig. a house.
A small shack; a small, poorly constructed building.
(American) Hut; outfit; contrivance; business.An entire system; used in the phrase the whole shebang.
ETYM Old Eng. stal, as. steall, stall, a place, seat, or station, a stable.
1. A compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed.
2. A place where articles are displayed for sale; SYN. stand, sales booth.
3. A malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge.
4. A tactic used to mislead or delay; SYN. stalling, delaying.