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 | ||