kiosk

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
13
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈkiːˌɒsk/(UK)
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/ˈkiːˌɒsk/(UK) · /ˈkiˌɑsk/(US)

Definition of kiosk

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
    “I remember that one time I went to the kiosk next door to buy condoms, it was raining, she appeared.”
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noun

  1. A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
    “I remember that one time I went to the kiosk next door to buy condoms, it was raining, she appeared.”
  2. A similar but unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc; an e-kiosk.
    “Not only has the infamous upgrade gone by the wayside, but cashiers at fast-food restaurants are becoming increasingly uncommon. McDonald's started rolling out ordering kiosks at its US locations in 2015, and the chain hasn't looked back since: by 2020, most of its 14,000 locations will have kiosks installed.”
  3. A public telephone booth.
    “"'Course I do. I was in the yard office before I came on here. And you don't need a number for police; you—" "That's all right, lad. Slip down into the High Street as quick as you can cut and put that through from the nearest kiosk. Here's a couple of pennies—"”
  4. A Turkish garden pavilion.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Earlier kiosque, from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Classical Persian کوشْک (kōšk, “palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).

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14 playable · top: KOIS (8 pts)

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