hall

noun

\ ˈhȯl

Definition of hall

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1a : 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

4a(1) : a building used by a college or university for some special purpose

(2) : dormitory

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

5a : 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

Hall

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Definition of Hall (Entry 2 of 7)

Charles Francis 1821–1871 American arctic explorer

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Charles Martin 1863–1914 American chemist and manufacturer

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G(ranville) Stanley 1844–1924 American psychologist and educator

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James Norman 1887–1951 American novelist

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Jeffrey C(onnor) 1945– American biologist

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John L(ewis) 1934– American physicist

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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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Just down the hall, the children’s bathroom is trimmed in bead board and wrapped in her own blue Suzani Luv wallpaper. — House Beautiful, "There's Pattern in Every Room of This Designer's Happy Home," 7 Mar. 2019 Some 3,000 remain in or around Tijuana, many of them in a disused concert hall that was adapted in November as a shelter, 13 miles from the city’s main border crossing. — Juan Montes, WSJ, "Another Caravan Crosses Mexican-Guatemalan Border," 18 Jan. 2019 But thousands are still camped in a concert hall in Tijuana, growing increasingly frustrated at the long wait to apply for asylum. — Daniel Ochoa De Olza, The Seattle Times, "Border clash marks 2nd use of tear gas in just over a month," 2 Jan. 2019 Following interment, the family will receive friends for a meal of condolence back in the Synagogue social hall. — courant.com, "Wallace Leonard Masur," 2 July 2018 The applause rang out in the drab meeting hall across the river from David Hockenbury’s hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. — Katrine Jo Andersen, The New Republic, "Rejected by A.A.," 27 June 2018 In the convention hall, others see issues helping the Democratic cause. — Jeremy Wallace And Andrea Zelinski, San Antonio Express-News, "Texas Democrats warn it will take more to win than anti-Trump message," 21 June 2018 This is how the adventure began, looking for what would be the ideal typology for a spacious food hall in Manhattan. — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, "A Mecca of Spanish Design and Food Opens in New York," 3 Apr. 2019 The wait for the food hall alone was nearly two hours. — House Beautiful, "Everything You Need to Know About Hudson Yards, New York's $25 Billion Neighborhood," 19 Mar. 2019

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