vestibule

  • 21vestibule — [[t]ve̱stɪbjuːl[/t]] vestibules N COUNT A vestibule is an enclosed area between the outside door of a building and the inside door. [FORMAL] Syn: entrance hall …

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  • 22vestibule — noun brochures are available in the vestibule Syn: entrance hall, hall, hallway, entrance, porch, portico, foyer, lobby, anteroom, narthex, antechamber, waiting room …

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  • 23vestibule — n. (in anatomy) a cavity situated at the entrance to a hollow part. The vestibule of the ear is the cavity of the bony labyrinth that contains the saccule and utricle – the organs of equilibrium …

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  • 24vestibule — ves•ti•bule [[t]ˈvɛs təˌbyul[/t]] n. v. buled, bul•ing 1) archit. a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building 2) rai an enclosed entrance at the end of a railroad passenger car 3) anat. any …

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  • 25vestibule — n. 1 a an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building. b a porch of a church etc. 2 US an enclosed entrance to a railway carriage. 3 Anat. a a chamber or channel communicating with others. b part of the mouth outside the… …

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  • 26Vestibule (Porch) —     Vestibule (Porch)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vestibule (Porch)     A hall projecting in front of the façade of a church, found from the fifth century both in the East and the West. In western Europe it was generally a narrow open ante… …

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  • 27Vestibule of the ear — Vestibule Ves ti*bule, n. [L. vestibulum, of uncertain origin: cf. F. vestibule.] The porch or entrance into a house; a hall or antechamber next the entrance; a lobby; a porch; a hall. [1913 Webster] {Vestibule of the ear}. (Anat.) See under… …

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  • 28Vestibule of the vulva — Vestibule Ves ti*bule, n. [L. vestibulum, of uncertain origin: cf. F. vestibule.] The porch or entrance into a house; a hall or antechamber next the entrance; a lobby; a porch; a hall. [1913 Webster] {Vestibule of the ear}. (Anat.) See under… …

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  • 29Vestibule train — Vestibule Ves ti*bule, n. [L. vestibulum, of uncertain origin: cf. F. vestibule.] The porch or entrance into a house; a hall or antechamber next the entrance; a lobby; a porch; a hall. [1913 Webster] {Vestibule of the ear}. (Anat.) See under… …

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  • 30Vestibule of mouth — Lips and teeth …

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