Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hall
13 senses of hall
Sense 1
hallway, hall -- (an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open; "the elevators were at the end of the hall")
=> corridor -- (an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it)
Sense 2
anteroom, antechamber, entrance hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule -- (a large entrance or reception room or area)
=> room -- (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view")
Sense 3
hall -- (a large room for gatherings or entertainment; "lecture hall"; "pool hall")
=> room -- (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view")
Sense 4
dormitory, dorm, residence hall, hall, student residence -- (a college or university building containing living quarters for students)
=> living quarters, quarters -- (housing available for people to live in; "he found quarters for his family"; "I visited his bachelor quarters")
=> building, edifice -- (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice")
Sense 5
manor hall, hall -- (the large room of a manor or castle)
=> room -- (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view")
Sense 6
Hall, Radclyffe Hall, Marguerite Radclyffe Hall -- (English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943))
INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Sense 7
Hall, G. Stanley Hall, Granville Stanley Hall -- (United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924))
INSTANCE OF=> psychologist -- (a scientist trained in psychology)
Sense 8
Hall, Charles Martin Hall -- (United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914))
INSTANCE OF=> chemist -- (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)
Sense 9
Hall, Charles Francis Hall -- (United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871))
INSTANCE OF=> explorer, adventurer -- (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))
Sense 10
Hall, Asaph Hall -- (United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907))
INSTANCE OF=> astronomer, uranologist, stargazer -- (a physicist who studies astronomy)
Sense 11
mansion, mansion house, manse, hall, residence -- (a large and imposing house)
=> house -- (a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house")
Sense 12
hall -- (a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research; "halls of learning")
=> building, edifice -- (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice")
Sense 13
hall -- (a large building for meetings or entertainment)
=> building, edifice -- (a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice")