mall
Enclosed retail center
A mall is a large enclosed shopping center with multiple stores, restaurants, and common areas under one roof.
The term comes from a shaded walkway or promenade—originally a place for playing pall-mall, a croquet-like game.
That older sense survives in some place names and in the grassy expanse called the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
In everyday American usage, mall almost always means a shopping complex: Let's meet at the food court in the mall.
Acquiring goods at retailers
- storesRetail establishments or reserves
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
- outletPoint of release
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
apparel · footwear · jewelry · cosmetics · electronics · shopper · customer · cashier
Roofed central hall
- escalatorAutomated people-lifting stairs
- corridorEnclosed connecting walkway
- skylightWindow in a roof
- mezzanineIntermediate story between floors
fountain · elevator · galleria · entrance · directory · kiosk · wing · level
Agreeable diversion of attention
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- bowlingPin-toppling pastime
- carouselRevolving platform with seats
ice-cream · cafes · peoplewatching · strolling · meetup · teenagers · air-conditioning · movies
Full of energetic activity
- crowdedFilled beyond comfort
- packedFilled to capacity
- noisyProducing much sound
- hecticIntensely busy, almost overwhelming
air-conditioned · muzak · fluorescent · shoppers · families · teenagers · strollers · bags
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
- commercialismProfit-driven value system
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- economySystem of trade and production
- businessCommercial activity or occupation
merchandising · trade · transactions · franchises · spending
shopping
Acquiring goods at retailers
merchandise · apparel · footwear · jewelry · cosmetics · electronics · shopper · customer · cashier · checkout
atrium
Roofed central hall
mezzanine · fountain · elevator · galleria · entrance · directory · kiosk · wing · level · concourse
entertainment
Agreeable diversion of attention
carousel · ice-cream · cafes · peoplewatching · strolling · meetup · teenagers · air-conditioning · movies
bustling
Full of energetic activity
hectic · air-conditioned · muzak · fluorescent · shoppers · families · teenagers · strollers · bags · announcements
consumerism
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
- commercialismProfit-driven value system
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- economySystem of trade and production
business · merchandising · trade · transactions · franchises · spending
walkway
Path for foot traffic
- esplanadePaved waterfront walking area
- boardwalkPlanked waterfront pathway
- stripNarrow elongated piece
pedestrian · tree-lined · strolling · outdoor · park · monuments · civic
- Citycity, town, downtown, midtown, suburb
- placescity, town, village, hamlet, building
- retailretail sales, Amazon, marketplace, clearance, sale
- shoppingbuying, shopping cart, shop, purchases, sale
- buildingshouse, hospital, hotel, school, bank
- busy placesmarketplace, train station, airport, hospital, school
mallcorner store
Small neighborhood retail outlet
street vendor · market stall · bodega · boutique · farmers market
mallwilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
nature preserve · park · forest · countryside · farmland
mallMain Street
Town's central thoroughfare
downtown · high street · town center · village square · urban core
- shopping mallLarge indoor retail center
- strip mallRow of adjacent storefronts
- Mall of AmericaMinnesota's colossal retail complex
- mall copsPrivate retail security personnel
- mall SantaHired holiday stand-in
- rubber malletBouncy-headed striking tool
mallet, malls, megamall, shopping mall, strip mall, outlet mall, mallrat, mall-goer