rail


Meanings

  • a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
  • short for railway;
    • "he traveled by rail"
    • "he was concerned with rail safety"
  • a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
  • a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
  • any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
  • complain bitterly
  • enclose with rails;
    • "rail in the old graves"
  • provide with rails;
    • "The yard was railed"
  • separate with a railing;
    • "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"
  • convey (goods etc.) by rails;
    • "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
  • travel by rail or train;
    • "They railed from Rome to Venice"
  • lay with rails;
    • "hundreds of miles were railed out here"
  • fish with a handline over the rails of a boat;
    • "They are railing for fresh fish"
  • spread negative information about;
  • criticize severely;
    • "She railed against the bad social policies"
  • RAIL v -ED, -ING, -S to scold in abusive or insolent language


Scrabble Score: 4

rail is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

rail is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

rail is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 5

rail is a valid Words With Friends word