| NOUN | phenomenon | hail | precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents |
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| object | hail | many objects thrown forcefully through the air | |
| communication | hail | enthusiastic greeting | |
| VERB | communication | hail, acclaim, herald | praise vociferously |
| stative | hail, come | be a native of | |
| communication | hail | call for | |
| communication | hail, herald | greet enthusiastically or joyfully | |
| weather | hail | precipitate as small ice particles |
| Sounds | hhey'l | |
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| Rhymes | ail ... Yale: 93 rhymes with eyl... | |
| Meaning | precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents. | |
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| Parts | hailstone | small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm |
| Broader | precipitation, downfall | The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) |
| Catalan | pedra | |
| Spanish | pedrisco, piedra | |
| Verbs | hail | precipitate as small ice particles |
| Meaning | Many objects thrown forcefully through the air. | |
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| Broader | object, physical object | A tangible and visible entity |
| Meaning | enthusiastic greeting. | |
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| Broader | greeting, salutation | (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) |
| Verbs | hail | greet enthusiastically or joyfully |
| Meaning | praise vociferously. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam and Sue hail the movie | |
| Example | "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" | |
| Synonyms | acclaim, herald | |
| Broader | applaud | Express approval of |
| Catalan | acollir, admetre | |
| Meaning | Be a native of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "She hails from Kalamazoo" | |
| Synonym | come | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Similar to | derive, come, descend | Come from |
| Meaning | call for. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "hail a cab" | |
| Broader | call, send for | Order, request, or command to come |
| Spanish | llamar | |
| Meaning | greet enthusiastically or joyfully. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | herald | |
| Broader | greet, recognize, recognise | Express greetings upon meeting someone |
| Catalan | rebre | |
| Nouns | hail | enthusiastic greeting |
| Meaning | precipitate as small ice particles. | |
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| Pattern | It is ----ing | |
| Model | It was hailing all day long | |
| Example | "It hailed for an hour" | |
| Broader | precipitate, come down, fall | fall from clouds |
| Nouns | hail | precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents |