halls
Buildings for gatherings
Halls is the plural of hall—large rooms or passageways.
The word often appears in institutional contexts: the halls of Congress, the halls of academia, walking the halls of the hospital.
School hallways are simply the halls: No running in the halls.
Deck the halls invokes festive decoration of grand interior spaces.
Roofed central hall
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- rotundaCircular domed chamber
foyer · lobby · mezzanine · vault · dome · marble · vaulted · arched
Enclosed route between spaces
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- vestibuleEnclosed space between doors
entranceway · narrow · pathway · antechamber · gangway · doorway · landing · stairwell
Formal celebratory meal
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- assemblyConstructing from components
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
- receptionAct of receiving guests
gala · summit · forum · convocation · festival · seminar · workshop · reunion
Student living building
- dormOn-campus student housing
- bunkbedsTiered sleeping furniture
- roommateOne sharing living quarters
- suiteConnected hotel rooms
coed · communal · housing · residential · student · freshman · RA · living
atrium
Roofed central hall
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
- porticoColumned covered entryway
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
rotunda · foyer · lobby · mezzanine · vault · dome · marble · vaulted · arched · pillared
passageway
Enclosed route between spaces
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
- walkwayPath for foot traffic
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
vestibule · entranceway · narrow · pathway · antechamber · gangway · doorway · landing · stairwell · linoleum
banquet
Formal celebratory meal
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- assemblyConstructing from components
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
reception · gala · summit · forum · convocation · festival · seminar · workshop · reunion · ballroom
dormitory
Student living building
suite · coed · communal · housing · residential · student · freshman · RA · living · shared
town
Mid-sized settlement
concert · village · community · council · municipal · public · meeting · assembly · Carnegie · Albert
university
Higher education institution
conservatory · seminary · institute · faculty · campus · academia · lecture · ivy · storied · hallowed
- conferencesconference, symposium, conferences, keynote, forums
- interiorsrooms, bedrooms, walls, kitchens, floors
- labor unionsunion dues, trade union, union membership, labor union, union shops
- trade show areasbooths, pavilions, displays, aisles, kiosks
- universitycampus, faculty, college, professors, degrees
- Chinese treasuresbronzes, Chinese ceramics, cultural relics, jade carvings, lacquerware
hallsrooms
Enclosed interior spaces
chambers · suites · apartments · quarters · living spaces
- town hallLocal government headquarters
- city hallSeat of local government
- Annie Hall
- study hallSupervised schoolwork time
- hall passStudent's corridor permit
- community hallsShared local event spaces
hall, hallway, hallmark, hallways, hallmarks, townhall, hallmarked, hallmarking, townhalls