foyer

About 1.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A lobby, corridor, anteroom, or waiting room. Such a space used in a hotel, theater, etc.

   We had a drink in the foyer waiting for the play to start.

2. noun Such a space used in a hotel, theater, etc.

   We had a drink in the foyer waiting for the play to start.

3. noun Such a space in a residence (house or apartment).
4. noun The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.
5. noun A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people.

Similar words

anteroom hall lobby antechamber vestibule entrance hall hallway doorstep downstairs parlor

Often followed by

of and to with was is de where in

Word family

foyers