hail hail

noun

() precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents  ( hail )
precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents

enthusiastic greeting  ( hail )
enthusiastic greeting

many objects thrown forcefully through the air  ( hail )
many objects thrown forcefully through the air
 a hail of pebbles
a hail of pebbles
 a hail of bullets
a hail of bullets

verb

() praise vociferously  ( herald, acclaim, hail )
praise vociferously
 The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein
The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein

() greet enthusiastically or joyfully  ( herald, hail )
greet enthusiastically or joyfully

() call for  ( hail )
call for
 hail a cab
hail a cab

() be a native of  ( hail, come )
be a native of
 She hails from Kalamazoo
She hails from Kalamazoo

precipitate as small ice particles  ( hail )
precipitate as small ice particles
 It hailed for an hour
It hailed for an hour

 sake sake

noun

() a reason for wanting something done  ( sake, interest )
a reason for wanting something done
 for your sake
for your sake
 died for the sake of his country
died for the sake of his country
 in the interest of safety
in the interest of safety
 in the common interest
in the common interest

the purpose of achieving or obtaining  ( sake )
the purpose of achieving or obtaining
 for the sake of argument
for the sake of argument

Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot  ( rice beer, sake, saki )
Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

 nib nib

noun

horny projecting mouth of a bird  ( bill, neb, nib, pecker, beak )
horny projecting mouth of a bird

the writing point of a pen  ( nib, pen nib )
the writing point of a pen

 warble fly warble fly

noun

hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle  ( warble fly )
hairy bee-like fly whose larvae produce lumpy abscesses (warbles) under the skin of cattle