Rail
Definition of Rail
Pronunciation: rāld n. | 1. | An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women. | v. i. | 1. | To flow forth; to roll out; to course. | n. | 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. | (Arch.) A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See Illust. of Style. | | 3. | (Railroad) 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. | (Naut.) The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks. | | 5. | A railroad as a means of transportation; as, to go by rail; a place not accesible by rail. | | 6. | a railing.Rail fence | See under Fence. |
| v. t. | 1. | To inclose with rails or a railing. | | 2. | To range in a line. | n. | 1. | (Zool.) 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. | v. i. | 1. | To use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; - followed by at or against, formerly by on. | v. t. | 1. | To rail at. | | 2. | To move or influence by railing. |
Related Words
L, attack, baluster, balustrade, banister, bar, barrier, bawl out, berate, bottle up, boundary, box up, branch, bulkhead in, cable railway, cage, censure, check, chew out, cloister, cog railway, condemn, confine, constrain, coop, coop in, coop up, cork up, crib, criticize, decry, denounce, detain, el, electric railway, elevated, elevated railway, embankment, encage, enclose, feeder, feeder line, fence in, fulminate, gravity-operated railway, gruel, handrail, hedge, hem, hem in, hold, hold in custody, hold in restraint, horse railway, immure, impound, inhibit, jaw, junction, keep in, keep in custody, keep in detention, lath, light railroad, line, main line, mere shadow, metro, mew, mew up, monorail, pale, palisade, paper, pen, pen up, picket, pound, rack railway, rack-and-pinion railway, rail in, rail line, railroad, railway, rake, rate, restrain, restrict, revile, roadbed, roadway, rod, scold, seal up, shackle, shadow, shaving, shut in, shut up, sidetrack, siding, skeleton, slat, slip, soup, splinter, stone wall, streak, street railway, streetcar line, subway, switchback, terminal, terminus, tongue-lash, track, tram, tramline, trestle, trolley line, trunk, trunk line, tube, turnout, underground, upbraid, vein, vituperate, vociferate, wafer, wall, wall in
|
Browse
Raghuvansa Raging Ragious Raglan raglan sleeve Ragman Ragman's roll Ragnarok Ragout Ragpicker Ragtime Raguled Ragweed Ragwork Ragwort Raia Raiae Raid Raider Raiffeisen -Rail- Rail fence Rail guard Rail joint Rail train Railer Railing Railingly Raillery Railleur Railroad Railroading Railway brake Railway car Railway carriage Railway scale Railway slide Railway spine Raiment Rain Rain band
|