Dictionary entry details
• RAIL (noun)
Meaning:
A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
rail; railing
Hypernyms ("rail" is a kind of...):
barrier (a structure or object that impedes free movement)
Meronyms (parts of "rail"):
ledger board (top rail of a fence or balustrade)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rail"):
taffrail (the railing around the stern of a ship)
guardrail; safety rail (a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety)
fife rail (the railing surrounding the mast of a sailing vessel)
bar ((law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried)
Holonyms ("rail" is a part of...):
balusters; balustrade; banister; bannister; handrail (a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling)
Meaning:
Short for railway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context examples:
he traveled by rail / he was concerned with rail safety
Hypernyms ("rail" is a kind of...):
railroad; railroad line; railway; railway line; railway system (line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight)
Meaning:
A bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
rails; rail; track
Hypernyms ("rail" is a kind of...):
bar (a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rail"):
third rail (a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive)
Holonyms ("rail" is a part of...):
railroad; railroad track; railway (a line of track providing a runway for wheels)
streetcar track; tramline; tramway (the track on which trams or streetcars run)
Meaning:
A horizontal bar (usually of wood)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rail" is a kind of...):
bar (a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rail"):
fence rail; split rail (a rail that is split from a log)
plate rail (rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates)
picture rail (rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures)
ledger board (top rail of a fence or balustrade)
hitching bar; hitchrack (a fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying)
Meaning:
Any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("rail" is a kind of...):
wader; wading bird (any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rail"):
maori hen; weka; wood hen (flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting)
crake (any of several short-billed Old World rails)
notornis; Notornis mantelli; takahe (flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules)
coot (slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks)
Holonyms ("rail" is a member of...):
family Rallidae; Rallidae (rails; crakes; gallinules; coots)
• RAIL (verb)
Meaning:
Complain bitterly
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
inveigh; rail
Hypernyms (to "rail" is one way to...):
complain; kick; kvetch; plain; quetch; sound off (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Enclose with rails
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
rail in; rail
Context example:
rail in the old graves
Hypernyms (to "rail" is one way to...):
confine; enclose; hold in (close in or confine)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Provide with rails
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
The yard was railed
Hypernyms (to "rail" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)
Domain category:
architecture (the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Separate with a railing
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
rail off; rail
Context example:
rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace
Hypernyms (to "rail" is one way to...):
divide; separate (make a division or separation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Convey (goods etc.) by rails
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context example:
fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium
Hypernyms (to "rail" is one way to...):
transport (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Travel by rail or train
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
rail; train
Context examples:
They railed from Rome to Venice / She trained to Hamburg
Hypernyms (to "rail" is one way to...):
ride (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Lay with rails
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
hundreds of miles were railed out here
Hypernyms (to "rail" is one way to...):
lay; put down; repose (put in a horizontal position)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Context example:
They are railing for fresh fish
Hypernyms (to "rail" is one way to...):
fish (catch or try to catch fish or shellfish)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Spread negative information about
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
vituperate; vilify; revile; rail
Context example:
The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
Hypernyms (to "rail" is one way to...):
abuse; blackguard; clapperclaw; shout (use foul or abusive language towards)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Criticize severely
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
fulminate; rail
Context examples:
He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare / She railed against the bad social policies
Hypernyms (to "rail" is one way to...):
denounce (speak out against)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
