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 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
Synonyms 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 . |
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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 . Related terms room concert_hall floor great_hall exhibition_hall beer_hall |
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[ noun ] (housing) living quarters at a college or university where students live
Synonyms 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 . Related terms |
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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 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 . |
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[ noun ] (physics,astronomy) United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907)
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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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[ noun ] (geography) United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871)
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[ noun ] a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research
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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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[ noun ] (psychology) United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)
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