Synonyms for hall
Definitions
- n. 1
A corridor; a hallway.
The drinking fountain was out in the hall.
- n. 2
A large meeting room.
The hotel had three halls for conferences, and two were in use by the convention.
- n. 3
A manor house (originally because a magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion).
The duke lived in a great hall overlooking the sea.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- halls → entrances, vestibules, lobbies, foyers…
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A hall is the first large apartment beyond the vestibule, and, in the United States, is often long and narrow, serving as a passage to the several apartments. In England, the hall is generally square or oblong, and a long, narrow space of entrance is called a passage, not a hall, as in America.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- entrance I must sit for the entrance examination next year.
- lobby Three beautiful ladies just walked into the lobby.
- foyer Let's meet in the foyer of the Imperial Hotel at 6.30 p.m.
- vestibule You can pass from one train car to another through the vestibule.
- court Have you ever served as a witness in a court case?
- corridor The corridor was so crowded that we couldn't walk.
By length
- 4 letters
- dorm1
- 5 letters
- court1, entry2, lobby2, salon2, foyer2, manse
- 6 letters
- lyceum
- 7 letters
- passage2, mansion2, hallway2
- 8 letters
- entrance2, corridor3
- 9 letters
- residence3, dormitory4, vestibule3
- 10 letters
- auditorium5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (entry2 = 2 syllables).