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Meaning and definition for "hail" word
[noun] precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
[verb] praise vociferously
[verb] greet enthusiastically or joyfully
[verb] call for, as of cabs
[verb] be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
[verb] precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour"
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\Hail\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Halled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Halting}.] [OE. hailen, AS. haqalian.] To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.
\Hail\, v. t. To pour forcibly down, as hail. --Shak.
\Hail\, a. Healthy. See {Hale} (the preferable spelling).
\Hail\, v. t. [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. [See {Hail}, v. t.] 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. A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call. ``Their puissant hail.'' --M. Arnold. The angel hail bestowed. --Milton.
Synonyms for hail
acclaim, come, herald
See also: applaud | be | call | come down | downfall | fall | greet | greeting | hailstone | precipitate | precipitation | recognise | recognize | salutation | send for |
Related terms: abide by, accept, bespeak, caterwaul, clutter, covey, exchange colors, felicitate, fusillade, give a signal, give the nod, halloo, howl, nod assent, quite a few, say hello, signalize, sound the trumpet, squawk, storm, vote for, worlds of
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Let's analyse "hail" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: LIAH. Average typing speed for these characters is 1180 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
hail: 1 + 9 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One. |
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