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[heɪl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds
(e.g: rain and hail bounced on the tiled roof)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English hagol, hægl (noun), hagalian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hagel and German Hagel
[heɪl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- hail falls
(e.g: it hailed so hard we had to stop)
- (of a large number of objects) fall or be hurled forcefully
(e.g: missiles and bombs hail down from the sky)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English hagol, hægl (noun), hagalian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hagel and German Hagel
[heɪl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- call out to (someone) to attract attention
(e.g: I hailed her in English)
- praise (someone or something) enthusiastically
(e.g: he has been hailed as the new James Dean)
- have one's home or origins in (a place)
(e.g: they hail from Turkey)
Phrases:
- within hail
Origin
:
Middle English: from the obsolete adjective hail ‘healthy’ (occurring in greetings and toasts, such as wæs hæil: see wassail), from Old Norse heill, related to hale and whole
[heɪl], (Interjection)
Definitions:
- expressing greeting or acclaim
(e.g: hail, Caesar!)
Phrases:
- within hail
Origin
:
Middle English: from the obsolete adjective hail ‘healthy’ (occurring in greetings and toasts, such as wæs hæil: see wassail), from Old Norse heill, related to hale and whole
[heɪl], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a shout or call used to attract attention
Phrases:
- within hail
Origin
:
Middle English: from the obsolete adjective hail ‘healthy’ (occurring in greetings and toasts, such as wæs hæil: see wassail), from Old Norse heill, related to hale and whole
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