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▸ noun: any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
▸ noun: a horizontal bar (usually of wood)
▸ noun: short for railway ("He traveled by rail")
▸ noun: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
▸ noun: a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll
▸ verb: provide with rails ("The yard was railed")
▸ verb: enclose with rails ("Rail in the old graves")
▸ verb: complain bitterly
▸ verb: fish with a hand-line over the rails of a boat ("They are railing for fresh fish")
▸ verb: lay with rails ("Hundreds of miles were railed out here")
▸ verb: convey (goods etc.) by rails ("Fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium")
▸ verb: separate with a railing ("Rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace")
▸ verb: criticize severely ("She railed against the bad social policies")
▸ verb: travel by rail or train ("They railed from Rome to Venice")
▸ verb: spread negative information about
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #34929)
▸ Also see rails
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to rail
▸ Usage examples for rail
▸ Idioms related to rail (New!)
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▸ Words that often appear near rail
▸ Rhymes of rail
▸ Invented words related to rail
▸ noun: any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
▸ noun: a horizontal bar (usually of wood)
▸ noun: short for railway ("He traveled by rail")
▸ noun: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
▸ noun: a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll
▸ verb: provide with rails ("The yard was railed")
▸ verb: enclose with rails ("Rail in the old graves")
▸ verb: complain bitterly
▸ verb: fish with a hand-line over the rails of a boat ("They are railing for fresh fish")
▸ verb: lay with rails ("Hundreds of miles were railed out here")
▸ verb: convey (goods etc.) by rails ("Fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium")
▸ verb: separate with a railing ("Rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace")
▸ verb: criticize severely ("She railed against the bad social policies")
▸ verb: travel by rail or train ("They railed from Rome to Venice")
▸ verb: spread negative information about
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #34929)
▸ Also see rails
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to rail
▸ Usage examples for rail
▸ Idioms related to rail (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing rail
▸ Words that often appear near rail
▸ Rhymes of rail
▸ Invented words related to rail