rain down hail; pour down like hail, fall with force; salute, greet, welcome; call to from a distance
small pellets of ice or frozen vapor; shower of small ice particles; shower of anything, barrage (especially of bullets); salutation, greeting
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Hail Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To pour forcibly down, as hail.
To pour forcibly down, as hail.
(v. t.)
To name; to designate; to call.
To name; to designate; to call.
(v. t.)
To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address.
To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address.
(v. t.)
An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting.
(v. i.)
To report as one's home or the place from whence one comes; to come; -- with from.
To report as one's home or the place from whence one comes; to come; -- with from.
(v. i.)
To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.
To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.
(v. i.)
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.
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.
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call.
A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call.
(a.)
Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling).
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutHealthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling).
hail
\hail\ (hāl), n. [oe. hail, ha&yogh;el, as. h?gel; akin to d., g., dan., & sw. hagel; icel. hagl; cf. gr. ka`chlhx pebble.] 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.
hail
\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
\hail\, v. t. to pour forcibly down, as hail.
hail
\hail\, a. healthy. see hale (the preferable spelling).
hail
\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.
hail
\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. halpine.
hail
\hail\, interj. [see hail, v. t.] an exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting. "hail, brave friend."
similar words(4)
hail mary
all-hail
hail-fellow
all hail
cloch
welcome! hail!: Dia do bheatha! Sé do bheatha! (last word used in Connaught; lit. God thy life; an often heard salution)
Hail Mary: an tÁivé Máiria
welcome! hail!: Dia do bheatha! Sé do bheatha! (last word used in Connaught; lit. God thy life; an often heard salution)
Hail Mary: an tÁivé Máiria
Hail = n. ratio; bounty; service
Cenllysg = n. a stormy shower; hail stones
Ceseirio = v. to shower hail
Noun
1. precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
(hypernym) precipitation, downfall
(part-meronym) hailstone
2. enthusiastic greeting
(hypernym) greeting, salutation
(derivation) herald
Verb
1. praise vociferously; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein"
(synonym) acclaim, herald
(hypernym) applaud
2. be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo"
(synonym) come
(hypernym) be
(verb-group) derive, come, descend
3. call for; "hail a cab"
(hypernym) call, send for
4. greet enthusiastically or joyfully
(synonym) herald
(hypernym) greet, recognize, recognise
5. precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour"
(hypernym) precipitate, come down, fall
Hail Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
If you dream of being in a hail storm, you will meet poor success in any undertaking.
If you watch hail-stones fall through sunshine and rain, you will be harassed by cares for a time, but fortune will soon smile upon you. For a young woman, this dream indicates love after many slights.
To hear hail beating the house, indicates distressing situations.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg ProjectIf you watch hail-stones fall through sunshine and rain, you will be harassed by cares for a time, but fortune will soon smile upon you. For a young woman, this dream indicates love after many slights.
To hear hail beating the house, indicates distressing situations.
Hail Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Precipitation that originates in convective clouds, such as cumulonimbus, in the form of balls or irregular pieces of ice, which comes in different shapes and sizes. Hail is considered to have a diameter of 5 millimeter or more; smaller bits of ice are classified as ice pellets, snow pellets, or graupel. Individual lumps are called hailstones. It is reported as "GR" in an observation and on the METAR. Small hail and/or snow pellets is reported as "GS" in an observation and on the METAR.
Hail Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is referred to as a hail stone. Unlike graupel, which is made of rime, and ice pellets, which are smaller and translucent, hail stones – on Earth – consist mostly of water ice and measure between in diameter. The METAR reporting code for hail or greater is GR, while smaller hailstones and graupel are coded GS. Hail is possible within most thunderstorms as it is produced by cumulonimbi (thunderclouds), and within of the parent storm. Hail formation requires environments of strong, upward motion of air with the parent thunderstorm (similar to tornadoes) and lowered heights of the freezing level. In the mid-latitudes, hail forms near the interiors of continents, while in the tropics, it tends to be confined to high elevations.
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Hail Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
Precipitation which forms into balls or lumps of ice over 0.2 inch (5.08 mm) in diameter. Hail is formed by alternate freezing and melting as it is carried up and down by turbulent air currents within a cloud.
Hail Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Hail Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
frozen rain-drops; one of the plagues of Egypt (Ex. 9:23). It is mentioned by Haggai as a divine judgment (Hag. 2:17). A hail-storm destroyed the army of the Amorites when they fought against Joshua (Josh. 10:11). Ezekiel represents the wall daubed with untempered mortar as destroyed by great hail-stones (Ezek. 13:11). (See also 38:22; Rev. 8:7; 11:19; 16:21.)
a salutation expressive of a wish for the welfare of the person addressed; the translation of the Greek Chaire, "Rejoice" (Luke 1:8). Used in mockery in Matt. 27:29.
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