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hail

verbnoun 4 letters Scrabble 7 WWF 7
Definitions
verb

praise vociferously

“The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein”

verb

be a native of

“She hails from Kalamazoo”

verb

greet enthusiastically or joyfully

verb

call for

“hail a cab”

noun

enthusiastic greeting

noun

many objects thrown forcefully through the air

“a hail of pebbles”

verb

precipitate as small ice particles

“It hailed for an hour”

noun

precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents

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