Hello,

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hello \Hel*lo"\, interj. & n.
     An exclamation used as a greeting, to call attention, as an
     exclamation of surprise, or to encourage one. This variant of
     {Halloo} and {Holloo} has become the dominant form. In the
     United States, it is the most common greeting used in
     answering a telephone.


     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hello
       n : an expression of greeting; "every morning they exchanged
           polite hellos" [syn: {hullo}, {hi}, {howdy}, {how-do-you-do}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "hello":
     accost, address, bob, bow, curtsy, embrace, greeting, hail,
     hand-clasp, handshake, how-do-you-do, hug, kiss, nod, salutation,
     salute, smile, smile of recognition, wave