1
a
: the castle or house of a medieval king or noble
b
: the chief living room in such a structure
2
: the manor house of a landed proprietor
3
: a large usually imposing building for public or semipublic purposes
4
a(1)
: a building used by a college or university for some special purpose
(2)
b
: a college or a division of a college at some universities
c(1)
: the common dining room of an English college
(2)
: a meal served there
5
a
: the entrance room of a building : lobby
b
: a corridor or passage in a building
6
: a large room for assembly : auditorium
7
: a place used for public entertainment
Synonyms
Examples of hall in a Sentence
The bathroom is down the hall.
Her office is at the end of the hall.
I'll meet you in the front hall.
The front door opens onto a large hall.
We rented a hall for the wedding reception.
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Before all this is the table read with all of the writers, which comes after mid-week overnights, delusional bubbles, paranoia about the group of colleagues cackling down the hall, and the rest of the hallmarks of a competitive workplace.
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
There’s even a shot of a monitor on wheels rolling down the hall, wobbling anxiously as Nwodim’s onscreen interview relates her own sudden, shaky-legged journey.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
Dorsey, drawing on his Tennessee roots, hit refresh on the lodge’s public spaces, including the stately great hall; the study; and Leatherflower, a restaurant that serves breakfast and dinner daily.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
Assumption University's campus police initially received information on Oct. 2, 2024, about a disturbance at the school's alumni hall concerning a report of assault and battery, according to the complaint.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2025
There’s even a shot of a monitor on wheels rolling down the hall, wobbling anxiously as Nwodim’s onscreen interview relates her own sudden, shaky-legged journey.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
Dorsey, drawing on his Tennessee roots, hit refresh on the lodge’s public spaces, including the stately great hall; the study; and Leatherflower, a restaurant that serves breakfast and dinner daily.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025
Assumption University's campus police initially received information on Oct. 2, 2024, about a disturbance at the school's alumni hall concerning a report of assault and battery, according to the complaint.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hall. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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hall
noun1
a
: a large or impressive residence or public building
symphony hall
b
: one of the buildings of a college or university
Science Hall
residence halls
2
a
: the entrance room of a building : lobby
b
: a corridor or passage in a building
3
: a large room for assembly : auditorium
4
: a place used for public entertainment
Biographical Definition
Hall
2 of 6biographical name (2)
Charles Martin 1863–1914 American chemist and manufacturer
Hall
3 of 6biographical name (3)
G(ranville) Stanley 1844–1924 American psychologist and educator
Hall
4 of 6biographical name (4)
James Norman 1887–1951 American novelist
Hall
5 of 6biographical name (5)
Jeffrey C(onnor) 1945– American biologist
Hall
6 of 6biographical name (6)
John L(ewis) 1934– American physicist
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