stalls
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Stalls are individual compartments or booths—spaces partitioned off for a specific purpose.
A horse stall houses one animal.
A bathroom stall provides privacy.
Market stalls are vendor booths.
In British usage, the stalls are ground-floor theater seats.
As a verb, to stall is to stop progress or delay: an engine stalls when it cuts out unexpectedly; a person stalls when buying time.
She stalled for time while her partner escaped.
Those who sell goods
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
- soukTraditional Arab market
- flea marketOutdoor secondhand goods venue
- stallholdersMarket booth operators
marketplace · produce · artisanal · handcrafted · goods · haggling · bargaining · canopy
Temporary enclosed compartment
- trade showIndustry product exhibition
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- displayPresentation for viewing
- kioskStandalone public booth
stand · pavilion · fair · exhibit · showcase · presentation · expo · vendor
Agricultural storage structure
- stableSecure and unchanging
- hayDried feed crop
- feedSupply with sustenance
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
pen · coop · milking · fodder · grazing · cattle · sheep · poultry
Enforced waiting period
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- indecisionFailure to decide
- ditheringProlonged indecisive hesitation
vacillation · reluctance · foot-dragging · time-wasting · evasion · avoidance · prevarication · equivocation
Ink-filled writing tool
- paddockSmall fenced animal enclosure
- corralFenced livestock enclosure
- stableSecure and unchanging
- barnAgricultural storage structure
coop · kennel · stockade · yard · partition · divider · gate · latch
vendors
Those who sell goods
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
- soukTraditional Arab market
- flea marketOutdoor secondhand goods venue
stallholders · marketplace · produce · artisanal · handcrafted · goods · haggling · bargaining · canopy · tables
booth
Temporary enclosed compartment
- trade showIndustry product exhibition
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- displayPresentation for viewing
kiosk · stand · pavilion · fair · exhibit · showcase · presentation · expo · vendor · merchandise
barn
Agricultural storage structure
paddock · pen · coop · milking · fodder · grazing · cattle · sheep · poultry · dairy
delay
Enforced waiting period
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- indecisionFailure to decide
dithering · vacillation · reluctance · foot-dragging · time-wasting · evasion · avoidance · prevarication · equivocation · stonewalling
pen
Ink-filled writing tool
barn · coop · kennel · stockade · yard · partition · divider · gate · latch · railing
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
splutter · choke · restart · ignition · fuel · throttle · idle · engine · aircraft · vehicle
orchestra
Large instrumental ensemble
auditorium · venue · box · circle · dress circle · balcony · mezzanine · tier · row · aisle
- fairsfairgrounds, World's Fair, rides, market fair, fall fair
- Ren fairejousting, knights, mead, turkey legs, jesters
- medieval marketmarket square, marketplace, market cross, market day, merchant
- medieval trademerchant, merchant guilds, trader, craft guilds, guild
- stable featurestack rooms, haylofts, stable doors, mangers, water troughs
- stablespaddock, paddocks, tack room, tack rooms, hayloft
stallsadvances
Forward movements or progress
progresses · proceeds · moves forward · accelerates · surges
- stall outCease functioning abruptly
- stalled outCeased functioning unexpectedly
- bathroom stallEnclosed restroom compartment
- stall for timeDelay through distraction
- stalling for timeDeliberate delay tactics
- produce stallsRetail spots for fruits, vegetables
stall, install, installation, installment, stalling, stalled, installations, reinstall, uninstall