hale vs hail
Definitions
noun
- prolific United States writer (1822-1909)
- United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)
- a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
Examples
We had a gam one day, on this voyage, with a Yankee whale-ship, and a first-rate gam it was, for, as the Yankee had gammed three days before with another English ship, we got a lot of news second-hand; and, as we had not seen a new face for many months, we felt towards those Yankees like brothers, and swallowed all they had to tell us like men starving for news.
Back on the boat and heading to shore, we spotted a spout, a fin and then the flukes of a humpback whale.
In 100 days we saw two pods of dolphins, a pod of blue whales and a few marine birds.
Definitions
verb
- call for
- praise vociferously
- precipitate as small ice particles
- greet enthusiastically or joyfully
- be a native of
noun
- enthusiastic greeting
- many objects thrown forcefully through the air
- precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
Examples
John Sayles is often hailed as the king of independent cinema, so it is little wonder that his latest movie, Silver City, was able to attract such a mouth-watering cast.
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA: Thailand and Cambodia said they have made progress in settling a border dispute that sparked a deadly military confrontation last month.
Some looked angry, while others seemed more amused as some of the angriest protesters bellowed at them through a loudhailer.
