All hail
(interj.) All health |
All-hail
(v. t.) To salute |
Hail
(n.) Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are called hailstones. |
Hail
(v. i.) To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors. |
Hail
(v. t.) To pour forcibly down, as hail. |
Hail
(a.) Healthy. See Hale (the preferable spelling). |
Hail
(v. t.) To call loudly to, or after |
Hail
(v. t.) To name |
Hail
(v. i.) To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered |
Hail
(v. i.) To report as one's home or the place from whence one comes |
Hail
(v. t.) An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting. |
Hail
(n.) A wish of health |
Hail-fellow
(n.) An intimate companion. |
Shower
(n.) One who shows or exhibits. |
Shower
(n.) That which shows |
Shower
(n.) A fall or rain or hail of short duration |
Shower
(n.) That which resembles a shower in falling or passing through the air copiously and rapidly. |
Shower
(n.) A copious supply bestowed. |
Shower
(v. t.) To water with a shower |
Shower
(v. t.) To bestow liberally |
Shower
(v. i.) To rain in showers |
Soft
(superl.) Easily yielding to pressure |
Soft
(superl.) Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch |
Soft
(superl.) Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale |
Soft
(superl.) Not harsh or offensive to the sight |
Soft
(superl.) Not harsh or rough in sound |
Soft
(superl.) Easily yielding |
Soft
(superl.) Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like |
Soft
(superl.) Effeminate |
Soft
(superl.) Gentle in action or motion |
Soft
(superl.) Weak in character |
Soft
(superl.) Somewhat weak in intellect. |
Soft
(superl.) Quiet |
Soft
(superl.) Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves |
Soft
(superl.) Not tinged with mineral salts |
Soft
(superl.) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.) |
Soft
(superl.) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as distinguished from the surd, and considered as involving less force in utterance |
Soft
(n.) A soft or foolish person |
Soft
(adv.) Softly |
Soft
(interj.) Be quiet |
Soft-finned
(a.) Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible |
Soft-headed
(a.) Weak in intellect. |
Soft-hearted
(a.) Having softness or tenderness of heart |
Soft-shell
(a.) Alt. of Soft-shelled |
Soft-shelled
(a.) Having a soft or fragile shell. |
Soft-spoken
(a.) Speaking softly |
shower
shower bath | washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle, he took a shower after the game |
soft-shoe
soft-shoe shuffle
soft-shoe dancing | tap dancing wearing shoes that have soft soles |
buyer's market
buyers' market
soft market | a market in which more people want to sell than want to buy |
| soft sell | suggestive or persuasive advertising |
soft-finned fish
malacopterygian | any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii |
soft-shelled turtle
pancake turtle | voracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skin, can inflict painful bites |
soft tick
argasid | tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head |
soft-shell clam
steamer
steamer clam
long-neck clam
Mya arenaria | an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe |
soft-shell crab
soft-shelled crab | edible crab that has recently molted and not yet formed its new shell |
| soft scale | an insect active in all stages |
brown soft scale
Coccus hesperidum | pest on citrus trees |
drygoods
soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise |
| shower | a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you, they installed a shower in the bathroom |
| shower cap | a tight cap worn to keep hair dry while showering |
| shower curtain | a curtain that keeps water from splashing out of the shower area |
| shower room | a room with several showers |
shower stall
shower bath | booth for washing yourself, usually in a bathroom |
| soft drug | a drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction |
| soft pedal | a pedal on a piano that moves the action closer to the strings and so soften the sound |
soft soap
green soap | a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils, used in certain skin diseases |
weak part
weak spot
soft spot | a place of especial vulnerability |
soft palate
velum | a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking |
fontanelle
fontanel
soft spot | any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus |
| soft option | an easier alternative, the instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade |
| soft copy | (computer science) matter that is in a form that a computer can store or display it on a computer screen, he sent them soft copy of the report |
Ave Maria
Hail Mary | a salutation to the Virgin Mary now used in prayers to her |
| hail | enthusiastic greeting |
| soft news | news that does not deal with serious topics or events |
blarney
coaxing
soft soap
sweet talk | flattery designed to gain favor |
shower
cascade | a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower, a little shower of rose petals, a sudden cascade of sparks |
| soft spot | a sentimental affection, she had a soft spot for her youngest son |
soft diet
pap
spoon food | a diet that does not require chewing, advised for those with intestinal disorders |
frozen custard
soft ice cream | dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base |
| soft roll | yeastaised roll with a soft crust |
| soft pretzel | a pretzel made of soft bread |
soft-shell clam
steamer
steamer clam
long-neck clam | a clam that is usually steamed in the shell |
soft-shell crab
soft-shelled crab | freshly molted crab with new shell still tender and flexible |
milt
soft roe | fish sperm or sperm-filled reproductive gland, having a creamy texture |
| soft drink | nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) |
| shower | a party of friends assembled to present gifts (usually of a specified kind) to a person, her friends organized a baby shower for her when she was expecting |
| hail | many objects thrown forcefully through the air, a hail of pebbles, a hail of bullets |
chump
fool gull
mark
patsy
fall guy
sucker soft touch
mug | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of |
exhibitor
exhibitioner
shower | someone who organizes an exhibit for others to see |
| hail | precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents |
shower
rain shower | a brief period of precipitation, the game was interrupted by a brief shower |
meteor shower
meteor stream | a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere |
bulrush bullrush common rush
soft rush
Juncus effusus | tall rush with soft erect or arching stems found in Eurasia, Australia, New Zealand, and common in North America |
creeping soft grass
Holcus mollis | European perennial grass with soft velvety foliage |
| soft wheat | wheat with soft starch kernels used in pastry and breakfast cereals |
soft corn
flour corn
squaw corn
Zea mays amylacea | corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch |