hall (n.)

  1. an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; the elevators were at the end of the hall

    [ Syn: hallway ]

  2. United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907)

    [ Syn: hall , asaph hall ]

  3. a large and imposing house

    [ Syn: mansion , mansion house , manse , residence ]

  4. a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; halls of learning'

  5. a large building for meetings or entertainment

  6. a large entrance or reception room or area

    [ Syn: anteroom , antechamber , entrance hall , foyer , lobby , vestibule ]

  7. a large room for gatherings or entertainment; lecture hall; pool hall'

  8. a college or university building containing living quarters for students

    [ Syn: dormitory , dormitory , dorm , dorm , residence hall , residence hall , student residence , student residence ]

  9. the large room of a manor or castle

    [ Syn: manor hall ]

  10. English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943)

    [ Syn: hall , radclyffe hall , marguerite radclyffe hall ]

  11. United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)

    [ Syn: hall , g. stanley hall , granville stanley hall ]

  12. United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914)

    [ Syn: hall , charles martin hall ]

  13. United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871)

    [ Syn: hall , charles francis hall ]

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