foyer

Noun

Meaning

A lobby in a theater; a greenroom.

The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hall lobby antechamber anteroom vestibule entrance hall home approach atrium ballroom concourse access room opening household
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Antonyms

exodus effect hovel edge combat door
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Hypernyms

room

Hyponyms

narthex

Anagrams

orfey

Examples

I have a high pain threshold. In fact, it's more of a large and tastfully decorated foyer than a threshold. But I do get easily bored. Cassandra Clare

The best way to prepare for a night out with a Shakespearean tragedy is to do a bit of reading up in the afternoon, eat a light supper - perhaps Welsh rarebit - and then arrive early to do some stretching exercises in the foyer before curtain-up. Arthur Smith

Rachel?” came Ivy's voice from her room. "Where's my sword?” "In the foyer where you left it last week when the evangelists were canvassing the neighborhood. Kim Harrison

1980s Lloyd Webber was the subject of This Is Your Life in November 1980 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews in the foyer of Thames Television's Euston Road Studios. Source: Internet

As Williams entered the foyer of the courtroom, he began resisting the efforts of officers to escort him into the building, again demanding his shoes. Source: Internet

As Tonya Francis sang the Strong Woman Song in the foyer of the Nova Scotia Community College, Pictou Campus, last week her voice echoed up to the high ceilings and filled the silent room. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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