hall has definitions from the fields of architecture,housing,physics,astronomy,geography,chemistry,psychology,writing
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[ noun ] (architecture) an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

Synonyms

hallway

Examples

"the elevators were at the end of the hall"

Used in print

(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)

`` I'm mad '' , shouted Payne , as he ran_out into the hall .

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

In the dim underwater light they dressed and straightened up the room , and then they went across the hall to the kitchen .

While she was settling the teacart , he went_back across the hall to their bedroom , opened one of the suitcases , and took_out powdered coffee and sugar .

He did n't , but it was not really a question , and so he left the room , walked down the hall to the front of the apartment , hesitated , and then knocked lightly on the closed door of the study .

The first shrill ring of the telephone brought Harold out into the hall .

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[ noun ] (architecture) a large entrance or reception room or area

Used in print

(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)

He observed the Florentine vase in the hall , the Renoir painting in the library , as_well_as the long shelves of well-bound volumes ; the pattern of the Oriental rug , the delicate cut-glass chandelier .

(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)

For a moment the hall confused him .

In the half darkness the banisters gleamed , and the hall seemed enormous .

(Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)

As Kate came swiftly down the stairs to the hall she saw Colonel_Marsh framed_in the doorway , his face set in the same vulnerable look Juanita wore .

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

She signed the letters quickly , stamped them , and placed them on the hall table for Raphael to mail in town .

Related terms

room narthex building

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[ noun ] a large room for gatherings or entertainment

Examples

"lecture hall" "pool hall"

Used in print

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

Yet you feel the orchestra is near at_hand , and the individual instruments have the same firm presence associated with listening from a good seat in an acoustically perfect hall .

The music is always allowed the living_space needed to attain its full sonority ; yet the hall never intrudes as a quasi performer .

(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)

The drama in the theater and the concert in the hall both have a fixed time , but the time is fixed by the director and the players , the conductor and the instrumentalists , subject , therefore , to much variation , as record collectors well know .

(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)

By this time large_numbers of the audience had left the hall .

(Leon Uris, Mila 8....)

When Alexander_Brandel rose to speak , the hall became silent .

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[ noun ] (housing) living quarters at a college or university where students live

Used in print

(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)

As Rector was walking back toward the residential hall , Johnson came_out of the basement and bounded up_to him .

Rector was warming_to his over-all strategy by the time he got_back to the residential hall .

He found Elizabeth in the parlor and asked her to make sure everything was in_order in the residential hall , and_then to take_charge of the office while the party was here .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 26
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[ noun ] (housing) the large room of a manor or castle

Synonyms

manor_hall

Used in print

(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)

Seeing him in that condition , and about to enter the hall where the King , the Queen , the whole royal_family and all the members of the highest aristocracy would be present , Grimm and the Abbe_Raynal and_others tried to stop him .

his fear lest in this closed hall he should suddenly itch to relieve_himself .

Related terms

room mansion

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[ noun ] (physics,astronomy) United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907)

Synonyms

asaph_hall

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astronomer

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[ noun ] (housing) a large and imposing house
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[ noun ] (chemistry) United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914)

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chemist

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[ noun ] (geography) United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871)

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explorer

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[ noun ] a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research

Examples

"halls of learning"

Related terms

building

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[ noun ] (writing) English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943)

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writer

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[ noun ] (psychology) United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)

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psychologist

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[ noun ] a large building for meetings or entertainment
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