hallwayhall‧way /ˈhɔːlweɪ $ ˈhɒːl-/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
Examples
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- A door slammed and footfalls hammered the hallway floor.
- Coats on hooks in the hallway.
- I watched the hallways for some glimpse of Carolyn passing by.
- Matching moulding I want to get some more moulding to match that in my hallway.
- Our communal phone is on the hallway wall by the front door.
- The bedsheet white of the hallway was an anxious white I knew by heart.
- The rooms are small for so many people; sound carries easily down the front stairwells and inner hallways.
- They took off their shoes in the front hallway.
WORD SETS► Buildings
Collocationsadjoin, verbalcove, nounantechamber, nounanteroom, nounapartment block, nounapse, nounarcade, nounart gallery, nounatrium, nounattic, nounauditorium, nounawning, nounback door, nounback-to-back, nounbailey, nounbalcony, nounbalustrade, nounbanister, nounbarn, nounbasilica, nounbastion, nounbay window, nounblock, nounbrownstone, nounbungalow, nounbunkhouse, nounbyre, nouncabin, nouncampanile, nouncanteen, nouncarport, nouncasement, nouncastle, nounceiling, nouncellar, nouncentre, nounchalet, nounchamber, nounchancel, nounchanging room, nounchateau, nounchimney, nounchimney breast, nounchimney pot, nounchimney stack, nouncladding, nounclerk of works, nouncloakroom, nouncloister, nounclubhouse, nouncoatroom, nouncocktail lounge, nouncolonnade, nouncolumn, nouncommon room, nouncomplex, nouncompound, nounconcourse, nouncondominium, nounconservatory, nounconvent, nouncoping, nouncornerstone, nouncorn exchange, nouncorridor, nouncottage, nouncountry house, nouncountry seat, nouncourthouse, nouncowshed, noundado, noundance hall, noundetached, adjectivedoor, noundoorpost, noundormer, nounedifice, nounentry, nounentryway, nounestate, nounestate agent, nounextension, nouneyrie, nounfacade, nounfallout shelter, nounfamily room, nounfarmhouse, nounfire door, nounfire escape, nounfire station, nounfitment, nounfixture, nounflatlet, nounflight, nounfloor, nounfolly, nounforecourt, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoyer, nounfrontage, nounfront room, nounfuneral home, noungable, noungabled, adjectivegargoyle, noungrandstand, noungrange, noungranny flat, noungrille, nounground floor, nounguardhouse, nounguesthouse, nounguildhall, noungutter, nounguttering, noungym, noungymnasium, nounhabitation, nounhall, nounhallway, nounhatch, nounhatchway, nounhayloft, nounhealth centre, nounhigh-rise, adjectivehospice, nounhospital, nounlaboratory, nounlanding, nounleaded lights, nounlean-to, nounledge, nounlightning conductor, nounlintel, nounlobby, nounlodge, nounloft, nounlog cabin, nounlounge, nounlouvre, nounmaisonette, nounmezzanine, nounmilking parlour, nounmoving staircase, nounmullion, nounnave, nounniche, nounoast house, nounobelisk, nounoffice building, nounoratory, nounoutbuilding, nounouthouse, nounoverhang, nounparapet, nounparty wall, nounpediment, nounpenthouse, nounperistyle, nounpicture window, nounpilaster, nounpillar, nounpinnacle, nounplatform, nounplumber, nounplumbing, nounpodium, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounpotting shed, nounpresbytery, nounpress gallery, nounprivy, nounpublic convenience, nounpyramid, nounrafter, nounrail, nounrampart, nounribbon development, nounrotunda, nounsanctuary, nounschoolhouse, nounscience park, nounsepulchre, nounservice charge, nounshack, nounshed, nounshop front, nounskylight, nounskyscraper, nounsliding door, nounsmokestack, nounsmoking room, nounspiral staircase, nounspire, nounsports centre, nounstack, nounstadium, nounstair, nounstaircase, nounstairway, nounstairwell, nounstall, nounstately home, nounstateroom, nounstation, nounsteeple, nounstep, nounstonework, nounstoop, nounstoreroom, nounstorm cellar, nounstory, nounstudio, nountenement, nountepee, nounterrace, nountheatre, nountoilet, nountool shed, nountower block, nountown hall, nountownhouse, nountransept, nountransom, nountrapdoor, nountreasury, nounturret, nounvault, nounvaulted, adjectivevaulting, nounventilator, nounvestibule, nounvilla, nounwalkway, nounwall, nounwatchtower, nounwater tower, nounweatherboard, nounwedding chapel, nounwing, nounwoodshed, nounworkhouse, nounworkroom, nounworkshop, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► dark
1the area just inside the door of a house or other building, that leads to other rooms SYN hall2a passage in a building or house that leads to many of the rooms SYN hall, corridor· The flat is rudely a furnished bedroom at the end of a dark hallway on the twenty-second floor of a downtown highrise.· I was led down the dark hallway to a room in which a gas jet was burning.· Anne closed the guest-room door and, in the dark hallway, she reached out for George's familiar arms.· I think he liked his room but did not like the dark hallway.· Minna had disappeared in the dark hallway where the rugs were piled on top of each other.
► long· The door was opened and Evelyn stood framed against a long hallway.· A half-block-long hallway lined with white marble columns, arches and artwork.· From it stretched a long, wide hallway with five flat, rectangular wings jutting to each side.· His glinting nails swish and clink as he chases me down a long hallway hung with pictures of CEOs.· A flash as far away as the horizon lit for an instant long hallways of clouds.· You just have to be willing to walk down a long hallway and know where to look.
► narrow· The narrow hallway was littered with old newspapers and circulars.· With the man holding her from behind, we moved slowly, agonizingly slowly, along the narrow hallway.
VERB► lead· It led to a hallway, with stairs going up on the left.· I was led down the dark hallway to a room in which a gas jet was burning.· With damp palms he opened the door that led up into the hallway.· Jess stands up and walks across the court, under the basket and over to an open door leading to the hallway.· He remained there for a few seconds then slowly got to his feet and moved to the door leading into the hallway.
► move· As he moved into the darkened hallway he could see those conifers bowing deferentially to the strong breeze.· There were traces of early light as he moved down the hallway to the kitchen.· She stepped aside and I moved into the hallway.· Bobby took my arm and the two of us moved out into the hallway.· There was no answer, and after a second he nodded at Ruth and moved unsteadily down the hallway to the bedroom.· Maybe instead, partly curious, partly something else, she moved down the hallway to the bedroom.
► stand· He was standing in a small hallway.· The apartment door was already standing open and the hallway smelled of stale smoke.· I stood in the hallway, fearful that Meir Ahronson would ask me for an account of how I had fared.· He stood in the hallway puffing on it for a few seconds to make sure it was fully alight.· A young man looked at Ozzie, who was standing in the hallway, smiling, in his shirt and dusty Jeans.· Patrick suddenly found himself standing in the hallway, his heart tripping frantically, his breathing too fast to be comfortable.· I stood in the hallway, listening.
► walk· Pascoe walked down the hallway, still feeling a little light-headed.· We had to square corners as we walked in the hallways.· As you walk the hallways, with their institutional floors and smudged walls, you can be transported half way around the world.· I walked down the hallway, dragging my backpack behind me, to my old bedroom.· You just have to be willing to walk down a long hallway and know where to look.