hall
♦ hall /h'ɔːl/ (halls)
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The hall in a house or flat is the area just inside the front door, into which some of the other rooms open. (BRIT; in AM, use entrance hall)
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A hall in a building is a long passage with doors into rooms on both sides of it. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use hallway)
3 [N-COUNT] oft n N
A hall is a large room or building which is used for public events such as concerts, exhibitions, and meetings.
We picked up our conference materials and filed into the lecture hall...
see also city hall, town hall
4 [N-COUNT] also prep N
If students live in hall in British English, or in a hall in American English, they live in a university or college building called a hall of residence.
5 [N-IN-NAMES]
Hall is sometimes used as part of the name of a large house in the country.
He died at Holly Hall, his wife's family home.
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see also entrance hall, music hallcity hall (city halls)
also City Hall
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The city hall is the building which a city council uses as its main offices.
They massed in front of the city hall.
...at Sheffield City Hall.dance hall (dance halls)
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Dance halls were large rooms or buildings where people used to pay to go and dance, usually in the evening. (OLD-FASHIONED)en|trance hall (entrance halls)
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The entrance hall of a large house, hotel, or other large building, is the area just inside the main door.hall of fame (halls of fame)
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If you say that someone is a member of a particular hall of fame, you mean that they are one of the most famous people in that area of activity.
Vivienne Westwood has scaled the heights of fashion's hall of fame.
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In the United States, a hall of fame is a type of museum where people can see things relating to famous people who are connected with a particular area of activity.hall of resi|dence (halls of residence)
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Halls of residence are buildings with rooms or flats, usually built by universities or colleges, in which students live during the term. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use dormitory, residence hall)mess hall (mess halls)
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A mess hall is a large room where a particular group of people, especially members of the armed forces, eat meals together.mu|sic hall (music halls)
also music-hall
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Music hall was a popular form of entertainment in the theatre in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It consisted of a series of performances by comedians, singers, and dancers. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use vaudeville)
...an old music hall song.
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A music hall was a theatre that presented popular entertainment. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use vaudeville theater)town hall (town halls)
also Town Hall
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In Britain, a town hall in a town is a large building owned and used by the town council, often as its main office. You can also use town hall to refer to the town council that uses this building.
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In the United States, especially in New England, a town hall is a building or hall used for local government business.
1 [N-COUNT]
The hall in a house or flat is the area just inside the front door, into which some of the other rooms open. (BRIT; in AM, use entrance hall)
2 [N-COUNT]
A hall in a building is a long passage with doors into rooms on both sides of it. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use hallway)
3 [N-COUNT] oft n N
A hall is a large room or building which is used for public events such as concerts, exhibitions, and meetings.
We picked up our conference materials and filed into the lecture hall...
see also city hall, town hall
4 [N-COUNT] also prep N
If students live in hall in British English, or in a hall in American English, they live in a university or college building called a hall of residence.
5 [N-IN-NAMES]
Hall is sometimes used as part of the name of a large house in the country.
He died at Holly Hall, his wife's family home.
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see also entrance hall, music hallcity hall (city halls)
also City Hall
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The city hall is the building which a city council uses as its main offices.
They massed in front of the city hall.
...at Sheffield City Hall.dance hall (dance halls)
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Dance halls were large rooms or buildings where people used to pay to go and dance, usually in the evening. (OLD-FASHIONED)en|trance hall (entrance halls)
[N-COUNT]
The entrance hall of a large house, hotel, or other large building, is the area just inside the main door.hall of fame (halls of fame)
1 [N-SING] with supp
If you say that someone is a member of a particular hall of fame, you mean that they are one of the most famous people in that area of activity.
Vivienne Westwood has scaled the heights of fashion's hall of fame.
2 [N-COUNT]
In the United States, a hall of fame is a type of museum where people can see things relating to famous people who are connected with a particular area of activity.hall of resi|dence (halls of residence)
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Halls of residence are buildings with rooms or flats, usually built by universities or colleges, in which students live during the term. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use dormitory, residence hall)mess hall (mess halls)
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A mess hall is a large room where a particular group of people, especially members of the armed forces, eat meals together.mu|sic hall (music halls)
also music-hall
1 [N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Music hall was a popular form of entertainment in the theatre in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. It consisted of a series of performances by comedians, singers, and dancers. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use vaudeville)
...an old music hall song.
2 [N-COUNT]
A music hall was a theatre that presented popular entertainment. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use vaudeville theater)town hall (town halls)
also Town Hall
1 [N-COUNT]
In Britain, a town hall in a town is a large building owned and used by the town council, often as its main office. You can also use town hall to refer to the town council that uses this building.
2 [N-COUNT]
In the United States, especially in New England, a town hall is a building or hall used for local government business.