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Synonyms for rail
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. railverb

    Synonyms:
    censure, scold, bluster, scoff, chide, objurgate

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. railing, railnoun

    a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

    Synonyms:
    rails, track, runway, railing

  2. railnoun

    short for railway

    "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"

    Synonyms:
    rails, track, runway, railing

  3. track, rail, rails, runwaynoun

    a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

    Synonyms:
    rails, data track, cartroad, raceway, racecourse, cart track, caterpillar track, caterpillar tread, cut, runway, trail, lead, track, path, railing, course, racetrack, running

  4. railnoun

    a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)

    Synonyms:
    rails, track, runway, railing

  5. railverb

    any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud

    Synonyms:
    rails, track, runway, railing

  6. rail, inveighverb

    complain bitterly

    Synonyms:
    declaim, fulminate, vilify, train, vituperate, revile, rail off, inveigh, rail in

  7. rail, rail inverb

    enclose with rails

    "rail in the old graves"

    Synonyms:
    fulminate, vilify, train, vituperate, revile, rail off, inveigh, rail in

  8. railverb

    provide with rails

    "The yard was railed"

    Synonyms:
    fulminate, vilify, train, vituperate, revile, rail off, inveigh, rail in

  9. rail, rail offverb

    separate with a railing

    "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"

    Synonyms:
    fulminate, vilify, train, vituperate, revile, rail off, inveigh, rail in

  10. railverb

    convey (goods etc.) by rails

    "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"

    Synonyms:
    fulminate, vilify, train, vituperate, revile, rail off, inveigh, rail in

  11. train, railverb

    travel by rail or train

    "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"

    Synonyms:
    aim, educate, cultivate, civilise, vituperate, civilize, groom, develop, discipline, take aim, vilify, check, condition, train, direct, coach, trail, inveigh, revile, take, rail off, rail in, fulminate, school, prepare

  12. railverb

    lay with rails

    "hundreds of miles were railed out here"

    Synonyms:
    fulminate, vilify, train, vituperate, revile, rail off, inveigh, rail in

  13. railverb

    fish with a handline over the rails of a boat

    "They are railing for fresh fish"

    Synonyms:
    fulminate, vilify, train, vituperate, revile, rail off, inveigh, rail in

  14. vilify, revile, vituperate, railverb

    spread negative information about

    "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

    Synonyms:
    fulminate, vilify, train, vituperate, revile, rail off, inveigh, rail in

  15. fulminate, railverb

    criticize severely

    "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"

    Synonyms:
    vituperate, vilify, train, revile, fulminate, rail off, inveigh, rail in

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. railverb

    Synonyms:
    upbraid, reproach, censure, scoff

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How to use rail in a sentence?

  1. Greg Stringham:

    I suspect there may be some dampening on that, early indications are with low oil prices and the higher cost of rail it is tough to continue that (pace) going forward.

  2. Matthew Holston:

    If you take a look at just in everyday life, the financial sectors rely on positioning and timing information for precise banking operations and transactions, financial markets synchronizing all of those operations, our transportation sector for positioning and timing, air, land, sea, and rail all rely on the global positioning system to be able to execute our critical infrastructure.

  3. Chris Edwards:

    People will read in the local newspaper that the local highway expansion or the bus station or the local rail system that the local politicians had promised would only cost $ 100 million and it ends up costing $ 200 million.

  4. Justin Kringstad:

    The West Coast will be serviced by rail for the foreseeable future.

  5. Laolu Akande:

    The vice president disclosed that other sovereign wealth funds have already indicated an interest in the fund, which would be used to address the nation's decaying road, rail and power infrastructures.


Translations for rail

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  • سكة حديديةArabic
  • carrilCatalan, Valencian
  • koleje, kolejnice, kolej, zábradlí, železniceCzech
  • rhegenWelsh
  • skinneDanish
  • Bahn, Gleis, Fensterkreuz, Reling, Kreuz, Gleise, Geländer, Ralle, Balken, hetzen, Schiene, Eisenbahn, TürkreuzGerman
  • ράγαGreek
  • carril, rascón, carrilera, railSpanish
  • raudteeEstonian
  • ریلPersian
  • hyökätä, [[matkustaa]] [[junalla]], rautatie, mangrovekana, kisko, rääkkä, aidata, huitti, rata, luhtakana, [[järjestää]] [[jonoon]], vaahdota, kaide, räikkä, haukkuaFinnish
  • rail, râleFrench
  • rèileScottish Gaelic
  • התלונןHebrew
  • sín, vasútHungarian
  • inferriata, divisorio, balaustra, binario, ringhiera, recriminare, rotaia, battagliola, parapetto, rallo, lamentarsi, ferrovia, porciglione, barra, grata, asta divisoria, corrimano, strada ferrata, inveireItalian
  • 線路, ゴネる, 鉄道, 手すり, クイナ, ののしるJapanese
  • kaho, tangotangoMāori
  • railDutch
  • rekkverk, sprosse, skinne, jernbane, gelender, slåNorwegian
  • szynaPolish
  • trilho, carrilPortuguese
  • șinăRomanian
  • поручни, поперечина, железная дорога, перекладина, пастушок, ругать, рельс, перилаRussian
  • tračnica, šinaSerbo-Croatian
  • capovoznikSlovene
  • smäda, slå, räls, skena, spröjs, räl, räcke, rall, skällaSwedish
  • ทางรถไฟThai
  • rilesTagalog
  • DemiryoluTurkish
  • Chinese

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