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- [heyl-stohn]
- /ˈheɪlˌstoʊn/
- /ˈheɪl.stəʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [heyl-stohn]
- /ˈheɪlˌstoʊn/
Definitions of hailstone word
- noun hailstone a pellet of hail. 1
- noun hailstone precipitation: nugget of ice 1
- countable noun hailstone Hailstones are small balls of ice that fall like rain from the sky. 0
- noun hailstone a pellet of hail 0
- noun hailstone A single ball of hail, or solid precipitation. 0
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Origin of hailstone
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English hagolstān. See hail2, stone
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Parts of speech for Hailstone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hailstone popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
hailstone usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hailstone
noun hailstone
- chunk — Chunks of something are thick solid pieces of it.
- glaze — to furnish or fill with glass: to glaze a window.
- hail — to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city.
- crystal — A crystal is a small piece of a substance that has formed naturally into a regular symmetrical shape.
- iceberg — a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
Antonyms for hailstone
noun hailstone
- water — a liquid solution or preparation, especially one used for cosmetic purposes: lavender water; lemon water.
Top questions with hailstone
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