The meaning of Kiosk

noun

A stand where books and sometimes newspapers are sold, especially out of doors or at a railway station.

Usage examples:

A good number of members joined and the room was greatly appreciated by those who lived in outside …

noun

A table or a very small shop with an open front where books, magazines, etc. are sold

noun

A small temporary tent or structure at a market, fair, or exhibition, used for selling goods, providing information, or staging shows.

Usage examples:

They set up temporary information booths at every village.

noun

A small structure just big enough for one person to use

Usage examples:

There was a line of people waiting for the phone booth., if we get separated, let’s meet at the inf…

noun

An area, table, etc. set up by an organization at a fair or other event to show or sell its products or services

Usage examples:

At the booth, the marketing executive told me about the toys and gadgets his company sells., attrac…

noun

A container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid.

Usage examples:

A cigarette box

verb

Put in or provide with a box.

Usage examples:

Each piece is boxed with a certificate of authenticity

noun

A slap with the hand on the side of a person's head.

Usage examples:

She gave him a box on the ear

noun

A private room or compartment on a ship.

Usage examples:

She lay in her cabin on a steamer

verb

Confine within narrow bounds.

Usage examples:

Once loosed, the idea of equality is not easily cabined

noun

A separate space in an aircraft for passengers or for the people operating it, or a room on a ship equipped with beds for sleeping

Usage examples:

They gave us seats in the first-class cabin of the plane., we stayed in a cabin in the mountains fo…

noun

A separate section or part of a structure or container.

Usage examples:

There's some ice cream in the freezer compartment

verb

Divide (something) into separate parts or sections.

Usage examples:

The buildings are to be compartmented by fire walls

noun

Any of the enclosed parts into which a space, a vehicle, or an object used for storing things is divided

Usage examples:

She folded her coat and put it in the overhead luggage compartment.

noun

A long flat-topped fitment across which business is conducted in a shop or bank or refreshments are served in a cafeteria.

Usage examples:

Having eaten these we were hard pressed to ignore the shop counter as we departed.

verb

Speak or act in opposition to.

Usage examples:

The second argument is more difficult to counter

adverb

In the opposite direction or in opposition to.

Usage examples:

His writing ran counter to the dominant trends of the decade

noun

A small partitioned-off area of a room, for example one containing a shower or toilet, or a desk in an office.

Usage examples:

Each cubicle is equipped with a pc and printer, and there are two fax machines in the east alcove

noun

A small room, often only large enough for one person, within a larger room or area

Usage examples:

A work cubicle

noun

A small office space that is made by putting up low walls in a larger room

Usage examples:

Rather than preside from an office, she sits in a cubicle among her employees., they work in cubicl…

noun

An area that is surrounded by a barrier.

Usage examples:

A deer enclosure

noun

A small, simple, single-storey house or shelter.

Usage examples:

A beach hut

verb

Provide with huts.

Usage examples:

It will be advisable to hut the troops, for their protection during the cold season

noun

A small, simple house or shelter

Usage examples:

A thatched hut

noun

A stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market or large covered area.

Usage examples:

Fruit and vegetable stalls

verb

(of a motor vehicle or its engine) stop running, typically because of an overload on the engine.

Usage examples:

Her car stalled at the crossroads

verb

Have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet.

Usage examples:

Lionel stood in the doorway

noun

An attitude towards a particular issue; a position taken in an argument.

Usage examples:

The party's tough stand on immigration

verb

Be standing; be upright