hails

v. rain down hail; pour down like hail, fall with force; salute, greet, welcome; call to from a distance

n. small pellets of ice or frozen vapor; shower of small ice particles; shower of anything, barrage (especially of bullets); salutation, greeting

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

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