gallery
gallery Lexical Profile
gallery Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A room or building dedicated to the display or sale of works of art.
"The local museum opened a new gallery featuring contemporary landscape paintings."
A raised balcony or upper floor projecting from the interior wall of a large hall, church, theater, or legislative chamber to provide additional seating.
"Reporters and members of the public watched the parliamentary debate from the upper gallery."
A group of spectators at a sporting event, theatrical performance, or public assembly (especially in golf or tennis).
"The golfer tipped his cap to the cheering gallery after sinking the difficult putt."
A long, narrow architectural corridor, covered passageway, or underground tunnel (such as in a mine or fortification).
"Sunlight streamed through the tall arched windows of the palace's main gallery."
• Rhymes for gallery
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late Middle Ages from Old French 'galerie' (a covered walk or long portico), from Medieval Latin 'galeria', possibly altered from 'galilaea' (an entrance porch of a church, named after the biblical region of Galilee).