hail
(noun) enthusiastic greeting
hail
(noun) many objects thrown forcefully through the air; “a hail of pebbles”; “a hail of bullets”
hail
(noun) precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
acclaim, hail, herald
(verb) praise vociferously; “The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein”
hail, herald
(verb) greet enthusiastically or joyfully
hail
(verb) call for; “hail a cab”
hail, come
(verb) be a native of; “She hails from Kalamazoo”
hail
(verb) precipitate as small ice particles; “It hailed for an hour”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Hail (plural Hails)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hail is the 364th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 86240 individuals. Hail is most common among White (73.14%) and Black/African American (21.6%) individuals.
• Hlai, hila
hail (uncountable)
Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
hail (third-person singular simple present hails, present participle hailing, simple past and past participle hailed)
(impersonal) Of hail, to fall from the sky.
(intransitive) To send or release hail.
To pour down in rapid succession.
hail (comparative hailer, superlative hailest)
(obsolete) Healthy, whole, safe.
hail (third-person singular simple present hails, present participle hailing, simple past and past participle hailed)
(transitive) to greet; give salutation to; salute.
(transitive) To name; to designate; to call.
(transitive) to call out loudly in order to gain the attention of
(transitive) To signal in order to initiate communication with.
hail
An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
• Hlai, hila
Source: Wiktionary
Hail, n. Etym: [OE. hail, ha, AS. hægel; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. hagel; Icel. hagl; cf. Gr.
Definition: Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are called hailstones. Thunder mixed with hail, Hail mixed with fire, must rend the Egyptian sky. Milton.
Hail, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Halled; p. pr. & vb. n. Halting.] Etym: [OE. hailen, AS. haqalian.]
Definition: To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.
Hail, v. t.
Definition: To pour forcibly down, as hail. Shak.
Hail, a.
Definition: Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling).
Hail, v. t. Etym: [OE. hailen, heilen, Icel. heil hale, sound, used in greeting. See Hale sound.]
1. To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address.
2. To name; to designate; to call. And such a son as all men hailed me happy. Milton.
Hail, v. i.
1. To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; -- used with from; as, the steamer hails from New York.
2. To report as one's home or the place from whence one comes; to come; -- with from. [Colloq.] G. G. Halpine.
Hail, interj. Etym: [See Hail, v. t.]
Definition: An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting. "Hail, brave friend." Shak. All hail. See in the Vocabulary.
– Hail Mary, a form of prayer made use of in the Roman Catholic Church in invocation of the Virgin. See Ave Maria.
Hail, n.
Definition: A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call. "Their puissant hail." M. Arnold. The angel hail bestowed. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 January 2025
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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