What's the difference between dank and hello?

Dank


Definition:

  • (a.) Damp; moist; humid; wet.
  • (n.) Moisture; humidity; water.
  • (n.) A small silver coin current in Persia.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) And with the grimy dual carriageway of the Cromwell Road cutting across it, it's no wonder that many pedestrians preferred to take the dank Victorian tunnel that runs under Exhibition Road from the tube station to the Science Museum.
  • (2) Last year, the winner was Glasgow-born Susan Philipsz , for a sound installation she created in the seedy, dank shadow of a bridge over the Clyde.
  • (3) Mayor Boris Johnson, whose default setting has been relentless and sometimes improbable cheerleading in the face of serious concerns and minor niggles, promised with typical restraint that as the flame "spreads through the city its radiance will dispel any last clouds of dankness and anxiety that may hover over some parts of the media".
  • (4) I got quite emotional when I finished the book because I thought…" He lets the sentence hang and looks out of the window at the murky drizzle of a dank November evening.
  • (5) Come on Man City, you know you want him ..." Danke schon, dear readers, and auf wiedersehen.
  • (6) The men work on nearby construction sites, while the women spend their days in the dank, artificially lit alleys, stripping wire for copper and selling trinkets from closet-sized stalls.
  • (7) Danke!”) It rubs hard against an England fan’s sensibilities; to say nothing of an England Jewish-from-refugee-stock fan’s sensibilities.
  • (8) With the dank, fetid winds of manmade climate change blowing our way and worries over Russian military ambitions there has been much talk of Armageddon.
  • (9) Players of Philipp Lahm’s remarkable stature cannot be replaced; square pegs and round holes come to mind, but even during a period of some transition, these are the world champions – and in case anybody was forgetting, the players were greeted by a mosaic at one end of the ground reading “Danke” when they made their way on to the pitch.
  • (10) 8.00pm BST How far into the dank confines of the House Republican brain would you like to climb?
  • (11) Make no mistake about it: I was touched that 14 people would bother to come watch me in a dank, dark cave on a wet Wednesday afternoon.
  • (12) "Danke" says one in his native language in St Peter's Square.
  • (13) A severely mentally retarded girl is presented, with symptoms as described by Pitt, Rogers, and Danks (pre- and postnatal growth retardation, and unusual facies).
  • (14) She is played by Marion Bailey , and it is no exaggeration to say that when she arrives on screen, it is as if a column of soothing sunlight has fallen upon a dank meadow.
  • (15) From the look of recent production stills (grim pedestrian subways, dank council estates, McKay looking haunted): really not that easy.
  • (16) If you're a large corporation looking to wring the UK government for every penny it has and then some, these are the places you look – away from the main traffic of public discourse, in the dank side streets, where careers get lost and battles become too dirty to yield a clear victor – probation, adult social care, prisons, tagging, court interpretation.
  • (17) We showed previously that nuclear extracts from teniposide (VM-26)-resistant sublines of the human leukemic cell line, CCRF-CEM, exhibited decreased DNA topoisomerase II activity and ability to form drug-stabilized covalent protein-DNA complexes (Danks et al., Biochemistry 27:8861-8869; 1988).
  • (18) Most of the lines resemble atypical MDR cells (Danks et al., 1987; Beck et al., 1987).
  • (19) From the movies, you’d think Manhattan to be riddled with dank, dangerous, trash-strewn back-alleys, complete with rusting fire escapes and crumbling, graffiti-covered brick walls.
  • (20) European stock markets are inching higher on a dank morning in London, with traders warmed by the news that China's trade surplus swelled to its highest level in almost five years.

Hello


Definition:

  • (interj. & n.) See Halloo.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) She lives in Holland Park and welcomes visitors with a gusty wrench of the door and a jubilant "hello".
  • (2) 1.25pm: Hello again from Sean Ingle from Johannesburg.
  • (3) Coupled with his pension contributions and other benefits, Crozier will pick up about £860,000 a year – before any bonuses – on top of his golden hello, meaning he is guaranteed at least £3.2m over the next three years.
  • (4) Lewis, who took over this month with a £1.25m basic salary and a £525,000 golden hello in lieu of his Unilever bonus, admitted the revelations had been “a body blow” and said outgoing chairman Sir Richard Broadbent had asked him to look at executive bonuses.
  • (5) Hello, my darling ducks As Jane Austen's Mr Bennet might put it, I have delighted you long enough.
  • (6) Here's what happened the last time these two sides played here in mid-October: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close 3.27am GMT Preamble Hello, and welcome to the Western Conference semi-final second leg between Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders , in which Portland try to defend a slim lead and Seattle continue their annual quest to make a second leg playoff comeback actually count.
  • (7) The Bolton player may end up featuring more in the Gold Cup than these World Cup qualifiers, but who knows what twists and turns lie ahead — it’s not as if a year ago anyone was anticipating Landon Donovan not being picked for a squad he was eligible for... Here’s the US roster in full: GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire) DEFENDERS: DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Michael Parkhurst (Augsburg) MIDFIELDERS: Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Stuart Holden (Bolton), Jermaine Jones (Schalke), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna), Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur), Herculez Gomez (Santos), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders FC) More on Belgium in a minute 12.25am BST Preamble Hello, Cleveland!
  • (8) Fonda and Elfman said hello, then didn't run into one another again until a party six years later.
  • (9) In the Netherlands, by contrast, “war” and “love” both make appearances in the list of the top five least popular words, while in Spain, “hello” is a surprising No 1.
  • (10) Statement by Edward Snowden to human rights groups at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, posted by WikiLeaks: Friday July 12, 15:00 UTC Hello.
  • (11) • Richard II will be streamed live to cinemas on 13 November , followed by a broadcast to UK schools on 15 November We have posted the questions and answers here to make the chat easier to follow: DTennant 06 November 2013 2:00pm Hello, everyone.
  • (12) Grant Shapps has a great wheeze for getting to the top of any Google search and we're going to relax the planning laws to allow more conservatories … Clegg: Hello, Conference.
  • (13) If you travel on the Madrid underground, remember to say hello to the man in the ticket office.
  • (14) Committee chairman, Tory MP John Whittingdale, said: "Hello, This is a transcript for Neville, suggests it was going to be given to Neville Thurlbeck."
  • (15) Turnbull pressed on climate change and marriage equality – politics live Read more Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm said it was a short “hello how are you” call, with an agreement to talk again.
  • (16) Nonetheless, she has dealt with these online critics with the kind of grace that eludes people older and allegedly more rational than her (well, HELLO there, Richard Dawkins!)
  • (17) Frankly, there's every chance she will find a way to turn even this latest incident into gold, and a forthcoming issue of Hello!
  • (18) Hello!” screamed the man, who identified himself as Myo Min Win.
  • (19) On the first day of every workshop, there would be a new Joey puppet with new joints or parts, and I'd always go say hello to him.
  • (20) The Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park won best musical revival for Hello Dolly!