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hall

hall

124 1.0
A university building for lectures and research
  • noun
  • /hɔl/
translation icon : edificio universitario
  • The path from Suzuki's classroom to Cage's silent recital hall is extraordinarily well-marked.
  • lecture hall
  • university hall
  • halls and classrooms

So when I am in, say, a lecture hall and my.

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Examples

  • You know that one girl who works in the dining hall?

  • Dude, I was in a study hall with a hundred other people.

  • I work late at city hall, and I walk home in the dark.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Following the program, as the family members exited the hall, each was given a cookie.

    Academic text (2015)
  • I'm teaching my first intro chemistry class across the hall.

  • To university faculty members, comfortable with the lecture-hall format, an elementary school classroom provides an initial shock.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Video images can be relayed into a lecture hall and onto our college's computer network. -- Roger Knacke

    Academic text (2003)
  • The professor gave a lecture in the spacious hall to nearly 200 students.

  • After the ceremony, everyone gathered in the main hall for refreshments and discussions.

  • The university recently renovated the historic hall to support modern research facilities.

Idioms

1 8.5

To try to challenge the government or people in power when success seems unlikely

Compounds

106 3.6

A place or list that honors people for great achievements in a field

39 3.7

A meeting where officials speak to people and answer questions

34 2.2

A building where the mayor and main city government offices are

A meeting where local people ask officials questions and discuss community issues

mess hall
  • Jargon
27 3.4

A large room where people in the military eat

20 2.1

A large room in a college where many students eat meals

19 2.5

A large building or room where people hear live music, especially classical

14 1.5

A building where local government offices work and meet the public

14 1.1

A time at school when students do homework quietly while a teacher watches

13 2.3

A written note from a teacher that allows a student to leave class and go into the hallway

11 2.9

A large place for dancing with live or recorded music

8 5.1

A very large room in a castle or large house where people eat and have large gatherings

7 2.8

A building on a college campus where students live

A large room just inside the main door where people enter and wait

music hall
  • Archaic
3 6.2

A building where people watch live shows like songs, comedy, and short acts

A large room in a school or community centre where people gather for meetings and events

2 3.1

A large place where people drink beer and meet to talk and enjoy music

A room full of mirrors that make your reflection look strange

A large room or building used for shows and displays

A historic building in Philadelphia where leaders debated and adopted the United States founding documents

1 8.8

A powerful Democratic Party group in New York City famous for control and dishonest actions

music hall
  • Archaic
1 7.8

A show with songs, jokes, and short acts that was popular in Britain long ago

hall pass
  • NSFW
1 8.3

Permission from a partner to be romantic or sexual with someone outside the relationship

1 6.5

A person who works at a building entrance and helps visitors in hotels or university halls

hiring hall
  • Jargon
1 5.5

An office run by a union that gives its members temporary work

A museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York that honors the history and best players of baseball

A place with tables where people play pool

fire hall
  • Canadian
2.3

A building where firefighters keep equipment, work, and hold community events

fire hall
  • Canadian
3.0

A team of firefighters and staff who work at a fire station

A building where local government works and holds public meetings

A large main room in an old house or castle used for gatherings and ceremonies

A building where university students live during term time

A museum in Cooperstown, New York, that honors the greatest baseball players and people who helped the sport

How Big

auditorium
96 3.7
hall
124 1.0
classroom
502 1.0

Surface Forms

hall singular
halls plural

Etymology

Hall comes from an old English word heall meaning 'big room' where people met, and as schools grew they used hall for large buildings where students and teachers meet; so a university hall is a building for lectures and research.