hall
/ˈhɔl/
noun
Core
1.n.an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
“the elevators were at the end of the hall”
2.n.a large entrance or reception room or area
3.n.a large room for gatherings or entertainment
“lecture hall”
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hall and haul are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. hall means “an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open”. haul means “the act of drawing or hauling something”. hall is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈhɔl/
1.n.an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
“the elevators were at the end of the hall”
2.n.a large entrance or reception room or area
3.n.a large room for gatherings or entertainment
“lecture hall”
/ˈhɔl/
| hall | haul | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈhɔl/ | /ˈhɔl/ |
| Said | hawl | hawl |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 13 | 4 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | hallway | draw, haulage |
Full entry for hall · Full entry for haul · More comparisons
1.n.the act of drawing or hauling something
“the haul up the hill went very slowly”
2.n.the quantity that was caught
“the catch was only 10 fish”
3.v.draw slowly or heavily
“haul stones”