Hall

/hɔl/
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Other forms: Halls

Definitions of Hall
  1. noun
    United States explorer who led three expeditions to the Arctic (1821-1871)
    synonyms: Charles Francis Hall
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    example of:
    adventurer, explorer
    someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)
  2. noun
    English writer whose novel about a lesbian relationship was banned in Britain for many years (1883-1943)
    synonyms: Marguerite Radclyffe Hall, Radclyffe Hall
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    example of:
    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
  3. noun
    United States child psychologist whose theories of child psychology strongly influenced educational psychology (1844-1924)
    synonyms: G. Stanley Hall, Granville Stanley Hall
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    example of:
    psychologist
    a scientist trained in psychology
  4. noun
    United States chemist who developed an economical method of producing aluminum from bauxite (1863-1914)
    synonyms: Charles Martin Hall
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    example of:
    chemist
    a scientist who specializes in chemistry
  5. noun
    United States astronomer who discovered Phobos and Deimos (the two satellites of Mars) (1829-1907)
    synonyms: Asaph Hall
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    example of:
    astronomer, stargazer, uranologist
    a physicist who studies astronomy
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