kiosk
Plural: kiosks
Noun
- A small, open structure often used for selling goods or information.
- small area set off by walls for special use
- A small enclosed structure, often freestanding, open on one side or with a window, used as a booth to sell newspapers, cigarettes, etc.
- A similar unattended stand for the automatic dispensing of tickets, etc; an e-kiosk.
- A public telephone booth.
- A Turkish garden pavilion.
Examples
- He felt like he was playing Scrabble from a KIOSK, exposed to all his opponent’s attacks.
Origin / Etymology
Earlier kiosque, from French kiosque, from Italian chiosco, from Ottoman Turkish كوشك (köşk), from Persian کوشک (kôšk, “palace, portico”), from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).
Scrabble Score: 13
kiosk: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordkiosk: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
kiosk: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
kiosk: valid Words With Friends Word