RAIL
\ɹˈe͡ɪl], \ɹˈeɪl], \ɹ_ˈeɪ_l]\
Definitions of RAIL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"
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complain bitterly
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enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves"
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short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"
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spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
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travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"
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fish with a hand-line over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"
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lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"
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convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
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provide with rails; "The yard was railed"
By Princeton University
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criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"
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complain bitterly
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enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves"
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short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"
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spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
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fish with a hand-line aver the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"
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travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A railroad as a means of transportation; as, to go by rail; a place not accesible by rail.
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An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.
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To flow forth; to roll out; to course.
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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.
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A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See Illust. of Style.
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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.
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The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks.
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The light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is needed.
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To inclose with rails or a railing.
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To range in a line.
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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.
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To rail at.
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To move or influence by railing.
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To use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; - followed by at or against, formerly by on.
By Oddity Software
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A railroad as a means of transportation; as, to go by rail; a place not accesible by rail.
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An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.
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To flow forth; to roll out; to course.
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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.
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A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See Illust. of Style.
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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.
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The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks.
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The light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is needed.
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To inclose with rails or a railing.
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To range in a line.
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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.
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To rail at.
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To move or influence by railing.
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To use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; - followed by at or against, formerly by on.
By Noah Webster.
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To use bitter or reproachful language; scoff; with at or against.
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To inclose with bars, etc.; with in or off.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A bar of timber or metal extending from one support to another, as in fences, staircases, etc.: a barrier: one of the iron bars on which railway carriages run: (arch.) the horizontal part of a frame and panel.
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To inclose with rails.
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To brawl: to use insolent language.
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A genus of wading birds with a harsh cry.
By Daniel Lyons
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A wading-bird.
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A wooden bar; iron bar on which cars run; a wading-bird.
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To use taunting or abusive language.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A wading-bird.
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To enclose or lay with rails.
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To use abusive language; scold.
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Railer.
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Railing.
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A bar, as of wood or iron, resting on supports.
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. [German, Dutch] A piece of timber, iron, or other substance, extending from one post or support to another; -a bar of iron forming the upper part of the superstructure on which the wheels of vehicles roll ; - a narrow plank on a ship's upper works ; - a curved piece of timber extending from the bows of a ship to the continuation of its stem, to support the knee of the head, &c.;--[French rale.] A bird of the genus Rallus, of several species ;-the land-rail or corn-crake ; the water-rail or water hen ; the gigantic-rail, found in Southern Africa ; the clapper-rail, native of North America - they are all long-beaked, long-legged, and long-toed, and inhabit the banks of streams, sedges, meadows, and corn-fields.
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