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hall
1[ hawl ]
noun
- a corridor or passageway in a building.
- the large entrance room of a house or building; vestibule; lobby.
- a large room or building for public gatherings; auditorium:
convention hall; concert hall.
- a large building for residence, instruction, or other purposes, at a college or university.
- a college at a university.
- (in English colleges)
- a large room in which the members and students dine.
- dinner in such a room.
- British. a mansion or large residence, especially one on a large estate.
- British Informal. music hall.
- the chief room in a medieval castle or similar structure, used for eating, sleeping, and entertaining.
- the castle, house, or similar structure of a medieval chieftain or noble.
- Southeastern U.S.: Older Use. the living room or family room of a house.
Hall
2[ hawl ]
noun
- · [ey, -s, uh, f], 1829–1907, U.S. astronomer: discovered the satellites of Mars.
- Charles Francis, 1821–71, U.S. Arctic explorer.
- Charles Martin, 1863–1914, U.S. chemist, metallurgist, and manufacturer.
- Donald, 1928–2018, U.S. poet and editor.
- Granville Stanley, 1846–1924, U.S. psychologist and educator.
- James Norman, 1887–1951, U.S. novelist.
- (Marguerite) Rad·clyffe [rad, -klif], 1880–1943, English writer.
- Prince, 1748?–1807, U.S. clergyman and abolitionist, born in Barbados: may have fought at Bunker Hill.
hall
1/ ɔː /
noun
- a room serving as an entry area within a house or building
- sometimes capital a building for public meetings
- often capital the great house of an estate; manor
- a large building or room used for assemblies, worship, concerts, dances, etc
- a residential building, esp in a university; hall of residence
- a large room, esp for dining, in a college or university
- a meal eaten in this room
- the large room of a house, castle, etc
- a passage or corridor into which rooms open
- informal.often plural short for music hall
Hall
2/ ɔː /
noun
- HallCharles Martin18631914MUSSCIENCE: chemist Charles Martin. 1863–1914, US chemist: discovered the electrolytic process for producing aluminium
- HallSir John18241907MNew ZealandEnglishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: prime minister Sir John. 1824–1907, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister of New Zealand (1879–82)
- HallSir Peter1930MEnglishTHEATRE: stage director Sir Peter. born 1930, English stage director: director of the Royal Shakespeare Company (1960–73) and of the National Theatre (1973–88)
- Hall(Margueritte) Radclyffe18831943MBritishWRITING: novelistWRITING: poet ( Margueritte ) Radclyffe . 1883–1943, British novelist and poet. Her frank treatment of a lesbian theme in the novel The Well of Loneliness (1928) led to an obscenity trial
Other Word Forms
- ܲh noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of hall1
Example Sentences
In February this year, Armen Sargsyan, the leader of a pro-Russian paramilitary group in eastern Ukraine, died in hospital after an explosion in the entrance hall of a residential building in north-west Moscow.
Industry insiders and lawmakers, including at the Burbank town hall, have tried to fend off criticism that this is a gift to corporations.
The decision was taken by councillors on Thursday, as teachers, pupils and parents marched to the town hall in protest.
This year's exam season will be very similar to the past few, with more than two million papers being handed out to pupils in silent school halls over the next month.
A Dutch town hall has admitted that it "most likely" accidentally disposed of 46 artworks, including an Andy Warhol print of the former Dutch queen, during renovation works last year.
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