| greet | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| ~ shake hands | take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation. |
| ~ curtsy, bob | make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect.; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's hand" |
| ~ salute | greet in a friendly way.; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me" |
| ~ salute, present | recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position.; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" |
| ~ salute | honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers. |
| ~ herald, hail | greet enthusiastically or joyfully. |
| ~ welcome, receive | bid welcome to; greet upon arrival. |
| ~ say farewell | say good-bye or bid farewell. |
| ~ bid, wish | invoke upon.; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" |
| ~ accost, come up to, address | speak to someone. |
| v. (communication) | 2. greet | send greetings to. |
| ~ communicate, intercommunicate | transmit thoughts or feelings.; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
| ~ compliment | express respect or esteem for. |
| v. (cognition) | 3. greet | react to in a certain way.; "The President was greeted with catcalls" |
| ~ react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something. |
| v. (perception) | 4. greet | be perceived by.; "Loud music greeted him when he entered the apartment" |
| hi | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. hello, hi, how-do-you-do, howdy, hullo | an expression of greeting.; "every morning they exchanged polite hellos" |
| ~ greeting, salutation | (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting). |
| n. (location) | 2. aloha state, hawai'i, hawaii, hi | a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands. |
| ~ dolphin, dolphinfish, mahimahi | large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii). |
| ~ lanai | a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room. |
| ~ uke, ukulele | a small guitar having four strings. |
| ~ hawaiian | the Oceanic languages spoken on Hawaii. |
| ~ luau | an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment). |
| ~ dolphinfish, mahimahi | the lean flesh of a saltwater fish found in warm waters (especially in Hawaii). |
| ~ haleakala national park | a national park in Hawaii including a dormant volcano. |
| ~ hawaii volcanoes national park | a national park in Hawaii featuring active volcanoes. |
| ~ american state | one of the 50 states of the United States. |
| ~ america, the states, u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, u.s. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776. |
| ~ hilo | a town in Hawaii on the island of Hawaii. |
| ~ hawaiian islands, sandwich islands | a group of volcanic and coral islands in the central Pacific. |
| ~ malahini | a newcomer to Hawaii. |
| ~ macadamia nut, macadamia nut tree, macadamia ternifolia | small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts. |
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