English dictionary
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English noun: hall | |||
| 1. | hall (artifact) an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open | ||
| Samples | The elevators were at the end of the hall. | ||
| Synonyms | hallway | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | corridor | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | concourse | ||
| Part holonym | ceiling, floor, flooring, wall | ||
| 2. | hall (artifact) a large entrance or reception room or area | ||
| Synonyms | antechamber, anteroom, entrance hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | room | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | narthex | ||
| Part meronym | building, edifice | ||
| 3. | hall (artifact) a large room for gatherings or entertainment | ||
| Samples | Lecture hall. Pool hall. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | room | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beer hall, concert hall, exhibition area, exhibition hall, floor, great hall | ||
| 4. | hall (artifact) a college or university building containing living quarters for students | ||
| Synonyms | dorm, dormitory, residence hall, student residence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | building, edifice, living quarters, quarters | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hall of residence | ||
| 5. | hall (artifact) the large room of a manor or castle | ||
| Synonyms | manor hall | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | room | ||
| Part meronym | hall, manse, mansion, mansion house, residence | ||
| 6. | Hall (person) English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943) | ||
| Synonyms | Marguerite Radclyffe Hall, Radclyffe Hall | ||
| Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
| 7. | Hall (person) United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924) | ||
| Synonyms | G. Stanley Hall, Granville Stanley Hall | ||
| Instance hypernym | psychologist | ||
| 8. | Hall (person) United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914) | ||
| Synonyms | Charles Martin Hall | ||
| Instance hypernym | chemist | ||
| 9. | Hall (person) United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871) | ||
| Synonyms | Charles Francis Hall | ||
| Instance hypernym | adventurer, explorer | ||
| 10. | Hall (person) United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907) | ||
| Synonyms | Asaph Hall | ||
| Instance hypernym | astronomer, stargazer, uranologist | ||
| 11. | hall (artifact) a large and imposing house | ||
| Synonyms | manse, mansion, mansion house, residence | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | house | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | castle, manor, manor house, palace, stately home | ||
| Part holonym | hall, manor hall | ||
| 12. | hall (artifact) a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research | ||
| Samples | Halls of learning. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | building, edifice | ||
| 13. | hall (artifact) a large building for meetings or entertainment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | building, edifice | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | city hall, guildhall, lyceum | ||
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