Hale
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
hale
adj 1: exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and
hearty"; "whole in mind and body"; "a whole person again"
[syn: {hale}, {whole}]
n 1: 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) [syn: {Hale}, {Nathan Hale}]
2: United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are
associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938) [syn:
{Hale}, {George Ellery Hale}]
3: prolific United States writer (1822-1909) [syn: {Hale},
{Edward Everett Hale}]
v 1: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical,
moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job
in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" [syn:
{coerce}, {hale}, {squeeze}, {pressure}, {force}]
2: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn:
{haul}, {hale}, {cart}, {drag}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hale \Hale\ (h[=a]l or h[add]l; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Haled} (h[=a]ld or h[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Haling}.]
[OE. halen, halien; cf. AS. holian, to acquire, get. See
{Haul}.]
To pull; to drag; to haul. See {Haul}. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
Easier both to freight, and to hale ashore. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim.
--Shelley.
[1913 Webster]
from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Hale, CO
Zip code(s): 80735
Hale, MI
Zip code(s): 48739
Hale, MO (city, FIPS 29908)
Location: 39.60519 N, 93.34324 W
Population (1990): 480 (239 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 64643
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Hale, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
Population (2000): 473
Housing Units (2000): 222
Land area (2000): 0.550106 sq. miles (1.424768 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.550106 sq. miles (1.424768 sq. km)
FIPS code: 29908
Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
Location: 39.604241 N, 93.343713 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 64643
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Hale, MO
Hale
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Hale -- U.S. County in Alabama
Population (2000): 17185
Housing Units (2000): 7756
Land area (2000): 643.735532 sq. miles (1667.267304 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 12.735412 sq. miles (32.984565 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 656.470944 sq. miles (1700.251869 sq. km)
Located within: Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location: 32.768094 N, 87.635687 W
Headwords:
Hale
Hale, AL
Hale County
Hale County, AL
from
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Hale -- U.S. County in Texas
Population (2000): 36602
Housing Units (2000): 13526
Land area (2000): 1004.653964 sq. miles (2602.041712 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.115296 sq. miles (0.298615 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1004.769260 sq. miles (2602.340327 sq. km)
Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location: 34.094550 N, 101.790353 W
Headwords:
Hale
Hale, TX
Hale County
Hale County, TX
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
69 Moby Thesaurus words for "hale":
able-bodied, beefy, bouncing, bunkum, doughty, drag, draggle, draw,
fit, flourishing, flush, forceful, forcible, forcy, full-blooded,
full-strength, gutsy, gutty, hale and hearty, hard, hard as nails,
hardy, haul, healthy, hearty, heave, hefty, husky, in the pink,
iron-hard, lug, lusty, mighty, nervy, obstinate, potent, powerful,
puissant, pull, red-blooded, right, robust, robustious, robustuous,
rude, rugged, sane, snake, sound, stalwart, steely, stout,
strapping, strong, strong as brandy, strong as strong,
strong-willed, sturdy, take in tow, tow, trail, train, trawl,
troll, tug, vigorous, vital, well, wholesome
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