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lobbies

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Definition of lobbies word

  • noun lobbies Plural form of lobby. 1

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Parts of speech for Lobbies

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lobbies popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for lobbies

verb lobbies

  • advances — personal overtures made in an attempt to become friendly, gain a favour, etc
  • affects — Plural form of affect.
  • changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
  • drums — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
  • hypes — Plural form of hype.

noun lobbies

  • foyers — Plural form of foyer.
  • atria — Architecture. Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water. a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church. a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
  • entrances — Plural form of entrance.
  • halls — Plural form of hall.
  • antechambers — Plural form of antechamber.

Antonyms for lobbies

verb lobbies

  • decreases — Plural form of decrease.
  • halts — Plural form of halt.
  • hinders — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
  • keeps — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • stops — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.

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