hails
Waves down taxis
Hails is a verb form with two distinct sources.
From one root: to hail is to call out in greeting or summons She hailed a cab, or to acclaim Critics hailed the film as a masterpiece.
To hail from somewhere is to originate there: He hails from Texas.
From another root: hail falls from the sky as ice pellets, and things that come down in quantity hail down: Bullets hailed on the convoy.
Common spoken greeting
- hiInformal spoken salutation
- howdyInformal rural greeting
- greetingsExpressions upon meeting
- salutationsFormal words of welcome
namaste · bonjour · ciao · aloha · shalom · hey · wave · handshake
Striking repeatedly with projectiles
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
- downpourIntense precipitation event
deluge · cloudburst · torrent · showers · squall · tempest · blizzard · flurries
Vehicle for hire
- cabVehicle for hire
- rideshareShared vehicle transit
- uberSlang for extreme
- flaggingLosing vigor progressively
waving · calling · beckoning · signaling · stopping · summoning · catching · street
Expression of approval
- celebrateHonor through festivity
- applaudClap to show praise
- laudTo voice high esteem
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
commend · salute · tribute · recognition · acknowledge · extol · glorify · exalt
Indicating origin or source
- hometownOne's place of origin
- nativeOriginating from a place
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
heritage · background · provenance · comes from · originally · nationality · homeland · descent
hello
Common spoken greeting
salutations · namaste · bonjour · ciao · aloha · shalom · hey · wave · handshake · salute
pelting
Striking repeatedly with projectiles
- barrageSustained, overwhelming attack
- poundingForceful repeated striking
- sleetPartly frozen precipitation
downpour · deluge · cloudburst · torrent · showers · squall · tempest · blizzard · flurries · meteorology
taxi
Vehicle for hire
flagging · waving · calling · beckoning · signaling · stopping · summoning · catching · street · curbside
praise
Expression of approval
honor · commend · salute · tribute · recognition · acknowledge · extol · glorify · exalt · venerate
from
Indicating origin or source
- hometownOne's place of origin
- nativeOriginating from a place
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
roots · heritage · background · provenance · comes from · originally · nationality · homeland · descent · born
hailscondemns
Expresses severe disapproval
criticizes · denounces · vilifies · disparages · excoriates
hailsignores
Refuses to acknowledge
snubs · disregards · overlooks · shuns · cold-shoulders
hailsdismisses
Terminates or rejects
waves away · sends away · repels · rebuffs · turns away
- hail fromBe from somewhere
- all hailFormal proclamation of reverence
- Hail MaryCatholic Marian invocation
- hailed fromCame originally from
- hail damageDestruction from frozen precipitation
- hail stormPrecipitation of ice balls
hail, hailed, hailstorm, hailing, hailstone, hailstones, hailstorms, hailer, hailers