| clamor | | |
| n. (event) | 1. blare, blaring, cacophony, clamor, din | a loud harsh or strident noise. |
| ~ noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound).; "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" |
| n. (communication) | 2. clamor, clamoring, clamour, clamouring, hue and cry | loud and persistent outcry from many people.; "he ignored the clamor of the crowd" |
| ~ cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call | a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition.; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience" |
| v. (communication) | 3. clamor, clamour | make loud demands.; "he clamored for justice and tolerance" |
| ~ demand | request urgently and forcefully.; "The victim's family is demanding compensation"; "The boss demanded that he be fired immediately"; "She demanded to see the manager" |
| v. (communication) | 4. clamor, clamour | utter or proclaim insistently and noisily.; "The delegates clamored their disappointment" |
| ~ give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize | articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise.; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse" |
| v. (social) | 5. clamor | compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring.; "They clamored the mayor into building a new park" |
| ~ compel, obligate, oblige | force somebody to do something.; "We compel all students to fill out this form" |
| hail | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. hail | precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents. |
| ~ downfall, precipitation | the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist). |
| ~ hailstone | small pellet of ice that falls during a hailstorm. |
| n. (object) | 2. hail | many objects thrown forcefully through the air.; "a hail of pebbles"; "a hail of bullets" |
| ~ object, physical object | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow.; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
| n. (communication) | 3. hail | enthusiastic greeting. |
| ~ greeting, salutation | (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting). |
| v. (communication) | 4. acclaim, hail, herald | praise vociferously.; "The critics hailed the young pianist as a new Rubinstein" |
| ~ applaud | express approval of.; "I applaud your efforts" |
| v. (stative) | 5. come, hail | be a native of.; "She hails from Kalamazoo" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| ~ descend, derive, come | come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example.; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins" |
| v. (communication) | 6. hail | call for.; "hail a cab" |
| ~ send for, call | order, request, or command to come.; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" |
| v. (communication) | 7. hail, herald | greet enthusiastically or joyfully. |
| ~ greet, recognise, recognize | express greetings upon meeting someone. |
| v. (weather) | 8. hail | precipitate as small ice particles.; "It hailed for an hour" |
| ~ come down, precipitate, fall | fall from clouds.; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" |
| summon | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. cite, summon, summons | call in an official matter, such as to attend court. |
| ~ vouch | summon (a vouchee) into court to warrant or defend a title. |
| ~ send for, call | order, request, or command to come.; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" |
| ~ demand | summon to court. |
| v. (communication) | 2. summon | ask to come.; "summon a lawyer" |
| ~ page | contact, as with a pager or by calling somebody's name over a P.A. system. |
| ~ buzz | call with a buzzer.; "he buzzed the servant" |
| ~ send for, call | order, request, or command to come.; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!" |
| ~ convoke, convene | call together.; "The students were convened in the auditorium" |
| ~ beckon | summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture. |
| v. (contact) | 3. come up, muster, muster up, rally, summon | gather or bring together.; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage" |
| ~ gather, pull together, collect, garner | assemble or get together.; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
| v. (change) | 4. marshal, mobilise, mobilize, summon | make ready for action or use.; "marshal resources" |
| ~ gather, pull together, collect, garner | assemble or get together.; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" |
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