Hall (n.) A building or room of considerable size and stateliness, used for public purposes |
Hall (n.) The chief room in a castle or manor house, and in early times the only public room, serving as the place of gathering for the lord's family with the retainers and servants, also for cooking and eating. It was often contrasted with the bower, which was the private or sleeping apartment. |
Hall (n.) A vestibule, entrance room, etc., in the more elaborated buildings of later times. |
Hall (n.) Any corridor or passage in a building. |
Hall (n.) A name given to many manor houses because the magistrate's court was held in the hall of his mansion |
Hall (n.) A college in an English university (at Oxford, an unendowed college). |
Hall (n.) The apartment in which English university students dine in common |
Hall (n.) Cleared passageway in a crowd |
Hall-mark (n.) The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles, attesting their purity. Also used figuratively |
Moot-hall (n.) Alt. of Moot-house |
Stable stand () The position of a man who is found at his standing in the forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready to slip |
Stand (n.) To be at rest in an erect position |
Stand (n.) To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly erect position |
Stand (n.) To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its foundation. |
Stand (n.) To occupy or hold a place |
Stand (n.) To cease from progress |
Stand (n.) To remain without ruin or injury |
Stand (n.) To maintain one's ground |
Stand (n.) To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude |
Stand (n.) To adhere to fixed principles |
Stand (n.) To have or maintain a position, order, or rank |
Stand (n.) To be in some particular state |
Stand (n.) To be consistent |
Stand (n.) To hold a course at sea |
Stand (n.) To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate. |
Stand (n.) To stagnate |
Stand (n.) To measure when erect on the feet. |
Stand (n.) To be or remain as it is |
Stand (n.) To appear in court. |
Stand (v. t.) To endure |
Stand (v. t.) To resist, without yielding or receding |
Stand (v. t.) To abide by |
Stand (v. t.) To set upright |
Stand (v. t.) To be at the expense of |
Stand (v. i.) The act of standing. |
Stand (v. i.) A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or opposition |
Stand (v. i.) A place or post where one stands |
Stand (v. i.) A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons stand for hire |
Stand (v. i.) A raised platform or station where a race or other outdoor spectacle may be viewed |
Stand (v. i.) A small table |
Stand (v. i.) A place where a witness stands to testify in court. |
Stand (v. i.) The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc. |
Stand (v. i.) Rank |
Stand (v. i.) A state of perplexity or embarrassment |
Stand (v. i.) A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut |
Stand (v. i.) A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch. |
Stand-by (n.) One who, or that which, stands by one in need |
Wool-hall (n.) A trade market in the woolen districts. |
standdown stand-down | (military) a temporary stop of offensive military action |
one-night stand | a performance in one place on one night only |
one-night stand | a brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night, he ran through a series of loveless one-night stands |
stand | a defensive effort, the army made a final stand at the Rhone |
stand | a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance, a one-night stand |
Little Bighorn Battle of Little Bighorn Battle of the Little Bighorn Custer's Last Stand | a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (), Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull, Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command |
anteroom antechamber entrance hall hall foyer lobby vestibule | a large entrance or reception room or area |
assembly hall | a hall where many people can congregate |
ballroom dance hall dance palace | large room used mainly for dancing |
bandstand outdoor stage stand | a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air |
base pedestal stand | a support or foundation, the base of the lamp |
beer hall | a hall or barroom featuring beer and (usually) entertainment |
billiard room billiard saloon billiard parlor billiard parlour billiard hall | a room in which billiards is played |
city hall | a building that houses administrative offices of a municipal government |
clothes tree coat tree coat stand | an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing |
concert hall | a hall where concerts are given |
cruet-stand | a stand for cruets containing various condiments |
dining-hall | a large room at a college or university, used especially for dining |
dormitory dorm residence hall hall student residence | a college or university building containing living quarters for students |
exhibition hall exhibition area | a large hall for holding exhibitions |
grandstand covered stand | a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof |
great hall | the principal hall in a castle or mansion, can be used for dining or entertainment |
hall | a large building for meetings or entertainment |
hall | a large room for gatherings or entertainment, lecture hall, pool hall |
hall | a large building used by a college or university for teaching or research, halls of learning |
Hall of Fame | a building containing trophies honoring famous people |
hall of residence | a university dormitory |
hallway hall | an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open, the elevators were at the end of the hall |
Independence Hall | the building in Philadelphia where the Declaration of Independence was signed |
manor hall hall | the large room of a manor or castle |
mansion mansion house manse hall residence | a large and imposing house |
mess mess hall | a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax |
music hall vaudeville theater vaudeville theatre | a theater in which vaudeville is staged |
music stand music rack | a light stand for holding sheets of printed music |
National Baseball Hall of Fame | a Hall of Fame and museum in Cooperstown, New York, honoring great baseball players |
rack stand | a support for displaying various articles, the newspapers were arranged on a rack |
reviewing stand | a stand from which a parade or military force can be reviewed |
stall stand sales booth | a booth where articles are displayed for sale |
stand | tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade) |
stand | a small table for holding articles of various kinds, a bedside stand |
study hall | a classroom reserved for study |
town hall | a government building that houses administrative offices of a town government |
washstand wash-hand stand | furniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term |
witness box witness stand | a box enclosure for a witness when testifying |
point of view viewpoint stand standpoint | a mental position from which things are viewed, we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians, teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events |
hall pass | written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school |
vaudeville music hall | a variety show with songs and comic acts etc. |
stand standstill tie-up | an interruption of normal activity |
home stand | a series of successive games played at a team's home field or court |
Tammany Hall Tammany Society Tammany | a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 's and early 's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism |