RAIL
Scrabble letter values: R1A1I1L1 = 4
Definition
- noun a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports. — synonyms: railing
- noun short for railway.
- noun a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll. — synonyms: track, rails, runway
- noun a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal).
- 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.
- verb complain bitterly. — synonyms: inveigh
- verb enclose with rails. — synonyms: rail_in
- verb provide with rails.
- verb separate with a railing. — synonyms: rail_off
- verb convey (goods etc.) by rails.
- verb travel by rail or train. — synonyms: train
- verb lay with rails.
- verb fish with a handline over the rails of a boat.
- verb spread negative information about. — synonyms: vilify, revile, vituperate
- verb criticize severely. — synonyms: fulminate
Examples
- “he traveled by rail”
- “he was concerned with rail safety”
- “rail in the old graves”