Confused words. 2014.
hail, hale — Hale means robust and vigorous, or to drag or forcibly draw (as in haled into court), in which sense it is related to haul Hail describes a greeting, a salute, or a downpour (as in hailstorm or hail of bullets ). The expressions are hale and… … Dictionary of troublesome word
hail, hale — Hale means robust and vigorous, or to drag or forcibly draw (as in haled into court), in which sense it is related to haul Hail describes a greeting, a salute, or a downpour (as in hailstorm or hail of bullets ). The expressions are hale and… … Dictionary of troublesome word
hail / hale — Hail means to greet or to come from : She hails from California. Hail also means balls of ice : Hail damaged the crops. Hale means sound or healthy : Minnie Miles is hale and hearty enough to run five miles daily … Confused words
hail — Ⅰ. hail [1] ► NOUN 1) pellets of frozen rain falling in showers from cumulonimbus clouds. 2) a large number of things hurled forcefully through the air. ► VERB (it hails, it is hailing, etc.) ▪ hail falls … English terms dictionary
hail — , hale Hale means robust and vigorous, or to drag or forcibly draw (as in haled into court ), in which sense it is related to haul. Hail describes a greeting, a salute, or a downpour (as in hailstorm or hail of bullets ). The expressions are… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
hail — Hale Hale (h[=a]l), a. [Written also {hail}.] [OE. heil, Icel. heill; akin to E. whole. See {Whole}.] Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body. [1913 Webster] Last year we thought him strong and hale. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hail — Hail, v. t. [OE. hailen, heilen, Icel. heill hale, sound, used in greeting. See {Hale} sound.] 1. To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address. [1913 Webster] 2. To name; to designate; to call. [1913 Webster] And such a son as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hale — (h[=a]l), a. [Written also {hail}.] [OE. heil, Icel. heill; akin to E. whole. See {Whole}.] Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale body. [1913 Webster] Last year we thought him strong and hale. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hail — Hail, a. Healthy. See {Hale} (the preferable spelling). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hail — hale … American English homophones
