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rail

(r/eI/l )

a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
railing

source: wordnet30
short for railway(noun.artifact)

Example:
He traveled by rail.
He was concerned with rail safety.

source: wordnet30
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
rails, runway, track

source: wordnet30
a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
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.animal)

source: wordnet30
An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.(noun)

source: webster1913
A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, balustrades, staircases, etc.(noun)

source: webster1913
Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallidæ, especially those of the genus Rallus, and of closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds.(noun)

source: webster1913
A railroad as a means of transportation; as, to go by rail; a place not accesible by rail.(noun)

source: webster1913

complain bitterly(verb.communication)

Synonym:
inveigh

source: wordnet30
enclose with rails(verb.stative)

Example:
Rail in the old graves.

Synonym:
rail in

source: wordnet30
provide with rails(verb.possession)

Example:
The yard was railed.

source: wordnet30
separate with a railing(verb.motion)

Example:
Rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace.

Synonym:
rail off

source: wordnet30
convey (goods etc.) by rails(verb.motion)

Example:
Fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium.

source: wordnet30
travel by rail or train(verb.motion)

Example:
They railed from Rome to Venice.

Synonym:
train

source: wordnet30
lay with rails(verb.contact)

Example:
Hundreds of miles were railed out here.

source: wordnet30
fish with a handline over the rails of a boat(verb.competition)

Example:
They are railing for fresh fish.

source: wordnet30
spread negative information about(verb.communication)

Synonym:
revile, vilify, vituperate

source: wordnet30
criticize severely(verb.communication)

Example:
She railed against the bad social policies.

Synonym:
fulminate

source: wordnet30
To flow forth; to roll out; to course.(verb)

source: webster1913
To inclose with rails or a railing.(verb)

source: webster1913
To use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; -- followed by at or against, formerly by on.(verb)

source: webster1913
To rail at.(verb)

source: webster1913

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