| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | interjection |
| Definition: | how do you do |
| Synonyms: | bonjour, buenas noches, buenos dias, good day, good morning, greetings, hey, hi, hi-ya, how are you, how goes it, howdy, howdy-do, shalom, welcome, what's happening, what's up |
| Antonyms: | adios, au revoir, goodbye |
| Main Entry: | hail |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | call to, yell for |
| Synonyms: | accost, address, flag, flag down, greet, hello, holler*, salute, shoulder, shout, signal, sing out, speak to, wave down, welcome, whistle down, whistle for, yawp, yoo-hoo |
| Antonyms: | whisper |
| Main Entry: | welcome |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greeting |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, entertainment, entrée, friendliness, handshake, hello, hospitality, howdy, key to the city, ovation, reception, red carpet, rumble*, salutation, salute, tumble* |
| Antonyms: | goodbye |
| Main Entry: | interjection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | emphatic exclamation |
| Synonyms: | ah, ahem, alas, amen, boo, egad, er, exclamation, golly, hello, hey, hooray, huh, hurrah, jeepers, oh, oops, ouch, phew, phooey, pooh, psst, rah, shucks, ugh, um, whoopee, wow |
| Main Entry: | salutation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greeting |
| Synonyms: | address, aloha, ave, bow, curtsy, hail, hello, howdy, kiss, salaam, salute, toast |
| Main Entry: | aloha |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | greeting |
| Synonyms: | affection, farewell, goodbye, hello, love, salutation |