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HALL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large entrance or reception room or area
Synonyms:
antechamber; anteroom; entrance hall; foyer; hall; lobby; vestibule
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hall" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hall"):
narthex (a vestibule leading to the nave of a church)
Holonyms ("hall" is a part of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A college or university building containing living quarters for students
Synonyms:
dorm; dormitory; hall; residence hall; student residence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hall" is a kind of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
living quarters; quarters (housing available for people to live in)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hall"):
hall of residence (a university dormitory)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A large building for meetings or entertainment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hall" is a kind of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hall"):
city hall (a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government)
guildhall (the hall of a guild or corporation)
lyceum (a public hall for lectures and concerts)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A large room for gatherings or entertainment
Example:
pool hall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hall" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hall"):
beer hall (a hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment)
concert hall (a hall where concerts are given)
exhibition area; exhibition hall (a large hall for holding exhibitions)
floor (the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business)
great hall (the principal hall in a castle or mansion; can be used for dining or entertainment)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A large building used by a college or university for teaching or research
Example:
halls of learning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hall" is a kind of...):
building; edifice (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place)
Sense 6
Meaning:
An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
Example:
the elevators were at the end of the hall
Synonyms:
hall; hallway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hall" is a kind of...):
corridor (an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it)
Meronyms (parts of "hall"):
wall (an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure)
floor; flooring (the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure))
ceiling (the overhead upper surface of a covered space)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hall"):
concourse (a wide hallway in a building where people can walk)
Sense 7
Meaning:
The large room of a manor or castle
Synonyms:
hall; manor hall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hall" is a kind of...):
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Holonyms ("hall" is a part of...):
hall; manse; mansion; mansion house; residence (a large and imposing house)
Sense 8
Meaning:
A large and imposing house
Synonyms:
hall; manse; mansion; mansion house; residence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hall" is a kind of...):
house (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families)
Meronyms (parts of "hall"):
hall; manor hall (the large room of a manor or castle)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hall"):
manor; manor house (the mansion of a lord or wealthy person)
castle; palace (a large and stately mansion)
stately home (a mansion that is (or formerly was) occupied by an aristocratic family)
Sense 9
Meaning:
United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907)
Synonyms:
Asaph Hall; Hall
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)
Sense 10
Meaning:
United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871)
Synonyms:
Charles Francis Hall; Hall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
Sense 11
Meaning:
United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914)
Synonyms:
Charles Martin Hall; Hall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
Sense 12
Meaning:
United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)
Synonyms:
G. Stanley Hall; Granville Stanley Hall; Hall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
psychologist (a scientist trained in psychology)
Sense 13
Meaning:
English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943)
Synonyms:
Hall; Marguerite Radclyffe Hall; Radclyffe Hall
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Context examples:
I packed my things, banged the hall door behind me, and set off for Esher, with my bag in my hand.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I reckoned our coach to be about a square of Westminster-hall, but not altogether so high: however, I cannot be very exact.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
"And besides, I don't take headache powders. Doctor Hall won't permit me."
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
By St. Ives! it is the good priest who spake for them in the hall.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“I’ll show you round,” said Jim, merrily; and, pushing the door open, he led the way into the hall.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
As I entered the house the maid ran into the hall with a startled face.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
"Good-bye to Gateshead!" cried I, as we passed through the hall and went out at the front door.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
I must take leave to observe, Sir Walter, said Mr Shepherd one morning at Kellynch Hall, as he laid down the newspaper, that the present juncture is much in our favour.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
They all attended in the hall to see him mount his horse, and immediately on re-entering the breakfast-room, Catherine walked to a window in the hope of catching another glimpse of his figure.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
They were no sooner in the hall than all restraint of countenance was over on Miss Crawford's side.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
