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halls¹

  • /hɔːlz/

noun

  1. plural plural of hall

noun

  1. UK, plural, plural only, uncountable Student accommodation He was chatting to a couple of girls so I went over and introduced myself, said, "Hello, I er... I’m in the same halls as you." He just looked at me and said, "And?"

    Similar: hall of residence, residence hall

  2. UK, dated, plural, plural only The music halls; variety theatre. 'That was most enjoyable, my dear James. You really ought to go on the halls.'

Halls²

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noun

  1. plural plural of Hall

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Hall

Halls³

proper noun Hallses

  1. countable, uncountable A surname.
  2. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Bartow County, Georgia.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Missouri, formerly named Eveline.
  4. countable, uncountable A town in Lauderdale County, Tennessee.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: foyer, hallway, anteroom, lobby, antechamber, vestibule, entrance hall, dorm, dormitory, mansion, residence, residence hall, manse, manor hall, mansion house, student residence

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@misc{halls_2026,
  title = {halls},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/halls},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}