hall

1 the entrance room of a building the dinner guests hung their coats in the hall Synonyms entranceway, entry, entryway, foyer, hallway, lobby, vestibule Related Words antechamber, anteroom, lounge, waiting room; door, doorway, entrance, portal, threshold

2 a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building the bedroom is at the end of the hall Synonyms concourse, corridor, gallery, hallway, passage, passageway Related Words arcade, breezeway, cloister, loggia, piazza

3 a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings the concert hall was full Synonyms amphitheater, arena, auditorium, garden, theater (or theatre) Related Words arena theater, music hall, odeum, playhouse, theater-in-the-round; ballroom; lyceum; chamber, house, senate; cafetorium

4 a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior from the main hall of the museum, turn left to see the ancient pottery collection and turn right to see the mummies Synonyms foyer, lobbyRelated Words entranceway, entry, entryway, hallway, vestibule; concourse, corridor, gallery, passageway; antechamber, anteroom, chamber, waiting room

5 a large impressive residence Lord Plentiworth has opened his family's hereditary home, Richley Hall, to visitors on Tuesdays Synonyms castle, château, estate, hacienda, mansion, manor, manor house, manse, palace, villaRelated Words showplace; abode, domicile, dwelling, habitation, hearth, home, house, lodging(s), pad, place; housing, nest, quarter(s), residency, roof; great house; country house, countryseat; aerie, penthouse; salon, suite, town house

6 a large, magnificent, or massive building on your right, you will see Parliament Hall, a splendid example of Georgian architecture Synonyms cathedral, edifice, palace, towerRelated Words construction, erection, structure; castle, château, countryseat, estate, hacienda, manor, manor house, mansion, showplace, villa; mausoleum, memorial, monument