vestibule
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6.0
- noun
- /ˈvɛstɪˌbjuːl/
:
vestíbulo
- When you enter the building, you will see a spacious vestibule where visitors can wait.
And I walked over and I walked out that vestibule door that he came in.
- And I walked over and I walked out that vestibule door that he came in.
- They got them in there, you know, in the little, you know, vestibules or whatever.
- OK, here's my last year's vestibule.
Examples
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Lana looks through the small window into the vestibule and catches a glimpse of a gray suit.
Fiction book (1993) -
Then, in the vestibule, on the way out, plans were made for a get-together.
Fiction book (1991) -
Coach Royal, you have a phone call in the vestibule.
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This vestibule must lead to where the apartments were.
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An instant sooner and he would have been in the vestibule with her.
Fiction book (1991) -
What are we doing, milling about in this dreary vestibule?
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Waiting in the heat of the vestibule, Josie prepared herself for Modesta's assault on her nerves.
Fiction book (1990) -
Max enters through the vestibule, without his cigar, stopping in his tracks when he sees Ned.
Fiction book (1993) -
Through the closed temple door, organ music blared into the vestibule, mixing with the moan of the winter wind.
Fiction book (1992) -
And in this entrance vestibule, there was a large sideboard against the aft wall where lots of first-class china was stored.
Synonyms
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1.3
A large entrance area in a building where people wait
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3.9
A large entrance hall in a building like a hotel or theater where people wait
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1.0
An area by the main door where people meet or wait
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2.6
A small area inside a building next to the front door where people enter
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5.5
A large open area in a station or airport where people walk and wait
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6.5
A small room leading to a main room where people wait
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3.5
A space at the front of a building where people enter
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3.2
A room in a house or hotel where visitors wait and the host meets them
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2.8
A large room just inside the main door where people enter and wait
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8.2
A small room before a larger room where people wait
Compounds
- Specialized
A small blood vessel that carries blood to the bulb near the female genital opening
- Specialized
A small opening in the inner ear wall connected to a tiny middle ear bone that lets sound waves enter
- Specialized
The space between the inner lips that contains the urine and vaginal openings
- Specialized
A small central space inside the inner ear that helps control balance and links hearing parts
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Etymology
Vestibule comes from the Latin word vestis, meaning 'garment', and is related to the English word vest. It was originally a place near a house entrance for outer clothes, so a vestibule is an entrance hall or small lobby before you go inside.