HAIL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • enthusiastic greeting
    Hypernyms(s) hail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
    Hypernyms(s) hail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

HAIL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • praise vociferously
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein
    Hypernyms(s) hail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • greet enthusiastically or joyfully
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) hail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • call for
    Usage Example(s)
    • hail a cab
    Hypernyms(s) hail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • be a native of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She hails from Kalamazoo
    Hypernyms(s) hail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • precipitate as small ice particles
    Usage Example(s)
    • It hailed for an hour
    Hypernyms(s) hail is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)