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Definition of Rail

1. Verb. Complain bitterly.

2. Noun. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.

3. Verb. Enclose with rails. "Rail in the old graves"

4. Noun. Short for railway. "He was concerned with rail safety"

5. Verb. Provide with rails. "The yard was railed"

6. Noun. A bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll.

7. Verb. Separate with a railing. "Rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"

8. Noun. A horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal).

9. Verb. Convey (goods etc.) by rails. "Fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"

10. 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.

11. Verb. Travel by rail or train. "She trained to Hamburg"

12. Verb. Lay with rails. "Hundreds of miles were railed out here"

13. Verb. Fish with a handline over the rails of a boat. "They are railing for fresh fish"

14. Verb. Spread negative information about. "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

15. Verb. Criticize severely. "She railed against the bad social policies"

Definition of Rail

1. n. An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.

2. v. i. To flow forth; to roll out; to course.

3. n. 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.

4. v. t. To inclose with rails or a railing.

5. n. 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.

6. v. i. To use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; -- followed by at or against, formerly by on.

7. v. t. To rail at.

8. n. A railroad as a means of transportation; as, to go by rail; a place not accesible by rail.

Definition of Rail

1. Noun. A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. ¹

2. Noun. The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad. ¹

3. Noun. A railroad; a railway. ¹

4. Noun. A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window. ¹

5. Noun. (surfing) Lengthwise edges of a surfboard. ¹

6. Noun. Any of several birds in the family Rallidae. ¹

7. Verb. To complain violently ((term against), (term about)). ¹

8. Noun. (obsolete) An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment. ¹

9. Noun. (obsolete) Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief. ¹

10. Verb. (obsolete) To gush, flow (of liquid). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rail

1. to scold in abusive or insolent language [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Rail

1. 1. 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. 2. A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. 3. A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the track on which the wheels roll. It is usually shaped with reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by chairs, splices, etc. 4. The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks. The light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is needed. Rail fence. See Fence. Rail guard. A device attached to the front of a locomotive on each side for clearing the rail obstructions. A guard rail. See Guard. Rail joint, a train of rolls in a rolling mill, for making rails for railroads from blooms or billets. Origin: Akin to LG. & Sw. Regel bar, bolt, G. Riegel a rail, bar, or bolt, OHG, rigil, rigel, bar, bolt, and possibly to E. Row a line. Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallidae, especially those of the genus Rallus, and of closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds. The common European water rail (Rallus aquaticus) is called also bilcock, skitty coot, and brook runner. The best known American species are the clapper rail, or salt-marsh hen (Rallus lonqirostris, var. Crepitans); the king, or red-breasted, rail (R. Elegans) (called also fresh water marshhen); the lesser clapper, or Virginia, rail (R. Virginianus); and the Carolina, or sora, rail (Porzana Carolina). See Sora. Land rail, the corncrake. Origin: F. Rale, fr. Raler to have a rattling in the throat; of German origin, and akin to E. Rattle. See Rattle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rail

rai stone rai stones raia raiae raias raid raided raider raiders raiding

raids raik raiked raiking raiks rail (current term) rail-carriage rail-carriages rail-splitter rail car

rail cars rail fence rail gun rail guns rail hail rail head rail heads rail in rail line rail off

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