Hale-bopp
noun
a comet that periodically passes close to the Sun
Word Origin
for Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp, its discoverers
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[heyl] /heɪl/ verb (used with object), haled, haling. 1. to compel (someone) to go: to hale a man into court. 2. to haul; pull. /heɪl/ adjective 1. healthy and robust (esp in the phrase hale and hearty) 2. (Scot & Northern English, dialect) whole /heɪl/ verb 1. (transitive) to pull or drag; haul /heɪl/ noun […]
- Haleness
[heyl] /heɪl/ adjective, haler, halest. 1. free from disease or infirmity; robust; vigorous: hale and hearty men in the prime of life. /heɪl/ adjective 1. healthy and robust (esp in the phrase hale and hearty) 2. (Scot & Northern English, dialect) whole /heɪl/ verb 1. (transitive) to pull or drag; haul /heɪl/ noun 1. George […]
- Haler
[hah-ler] /ˈhɑ lər/ noun 1. 2 (def 1). 2. Also, heller. a minor coin of the Czech Republic, the 100th part of a koruna. [heyl] /heɪl/ adjective, haler, halest. 1. free from disease or infirmity; robust; vigorous: hale and hearty men in the prime of life. /ˈhɑːlə/ noun (pl) -lers, -leru (-ləˌruː) 1. a variant […]
- Halers
[hah-ler] /ˈhɑ lər/ noun 1. 2 (def 1). 2. Also, heller. a minor coin of the Czech Republic, the 100th part of a koruna. [heyl] /heɪl/ verb (used with object), haled, haling. 1. to compel (someone) to go: to hale a man into court. 2. to haul; pull. /heɪl/ adjective 1. healthy and robust (esp […]
- Hales
[heyl] /heɪl/ verb (used with object), haled, haling. 1. to compel (someone) to go: to hale a man into court. 2. to haul; pull. [hah-ley] /ˈhɑ leɪ/ noun 1. (in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling. /heɪl/ adjective 1. healthy and robust (esp in the phrase hale and hearty) 2. (Scot & Northern English, dialect) whole […]