Meaning & Definition of Hall in English
Hall
noun
1. An interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
- "The elevators were at the end of the hall"
- hallway,
- hall
2. A large entrance or reception room or area
- anteroom,
- antechamber,
- entrance hall,
- hall,
- foyer,
- lobby,
- vestibule
3. A large room for gatherings or entertainment
- "Lecture hall"
- "Pool hall"
- hall
4. A college or university building containing living quarters for students
- dormitory,
- dorm,
- residence hall,
- hall,
- student residence
5. The large room of a manor or castle
- manor hall,
- hall
6. English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in britain for many years (1883-1943)
- Hall,
- Radclyffe Hall,
- Marguerite Radclyffe Hall
7. United states child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)
- Hall,
- G. Stanley Hall,
- Granville Stanley Hall
8. United states chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914)
- Hall,
- Charles Martin Hall
9. United states explorer who led three expeditions to the arctic (1821-1871)
- Hall,
- Charles Francis Hall
10. United states astronomer who discovered phobos and deimos (the two satellites of mars) (1829-1907)
- Hall,
- Asaph Hall
11. A large and imposing house
- mansion,
- mansion house,
- manse,
- hall,
- residence
12. A large building used by a college or university for teaching or research
- "Halls of learning"
- hall
13. A large building for meetings or entertainment
- hall