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
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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It will be located east of Broadbent Arena and north of the West Wing and contain the center’s biggest Class A exhibit hall along with dedicated bathrooms, a milking parlor suite, food services areas and flexible meeting spaces.
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Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
Sleepy young faces, some with eyes cast to the floor, filed into the halls of Ethel M. Taylor Academy, newly opened as a middle school, at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
By contrast, the hefty steins and mugs that dominate beer halls offer a different advantage.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Under mid-1980s revisions to the federal Voting Rights Act, congressional boundaries have been drawn with a goal of increasing the chance that someone from a minority group can win an election and bring a voice that otherwise wouldn’t be heard to the halls of Congress.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
Sleepy young faces, some with eyes cast to the floor, filed into the halls of Ethel M. Taylor Academy, newly opened as a middle school, at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
—Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
By contrast, the hefty steins and mugs that dominate beer halls offer a different advantage.
—Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Under mid-1980s revisions to the federal Voting Rights Act, congressional boundaries have been drawn with a goal of increasing the chance that someone from a minority group can win an election and bring a voice that otherwise wouldn’t be heard to the halls of Congress.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Hall.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hall. Accessed 24 Aug. 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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