hail
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
Types & categories
- downfall hypernym
Parts & wholes
- hailstone part meronym
Related & opposite
- hail derivation
Sense 2 verb
praise vociferously
The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein
Types & categories
- applaud hypernym
Related & opposite
- eclat derivation
Sense 3 noun
many objects thrown forcefully through the air
a hail of pebbles
Types & categories
- object hypernym
Sense 4 verb
be a native of
She hails from Kalamazoo
Types & categories
- be hypernym
Related & opposite
- descend verb group
Sense 5 noun
enthusiastic greeting
Types & categories
- greeting hypernym
Related & opposite
- herald derivation
Sense 6 verb
call for
hail a cab
Types & categories
- send for hypernym
Sense 7 verb
greet enthusiastically or joyfully
Types & categories
- greet hypernym
Related & opposite
- hail derivation
Sense 8 verb
precipitate as small ice particles
It hailed for an hour
Types & categories
- precipitate hypernym
Related & opposite
- hail derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hail |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | hailstone |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | downfall |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | eclat |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | applaud |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | object |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | descend |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | be |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | herald |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | greeting |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | send for |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | hail |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | greet |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | hail |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | precipitate |