Unscramble hale

Definition of hale

adjective:

• exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; "hale and hearty", "whole in mind and body", "a whole person again". Synonyms: whole.

noun:

• 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). Synonyms: Hale, Nathan Hale.
• United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938). Synonyms: George Ellery Hale, Hale.
• prolific United States writer (1822-1909). Synonyms: Edward Everett Hale, Hale.

verb:

• 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". Synonyms: coerce, force, pressure, squeeze.
• draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones", "haul nets". Synonyms: cart, drag, haul.

Related words

bludgeon, bouse, bowse, dragoon, drive, railroad, sandbag, steamroll, steamroller, terrorise, terrorize.

Words nearby

ale, bale, dale, gale, hake, haler, haley, half, hall, halle, halm, halo, hals, halt, halve, hame, hare, hate, have, haze, hole, kale, male, pale, rale, sale, shale, tale, vale, wale, whale, yale.

Rhymes with

ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, braille, carrell, curtail, dail, dale, derail, detail, email, entail, exhale, fail, flail, frail, gael.