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rail
any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
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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
noun
a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
noun
short for railway
“he traveled by rail”
noun
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
noun
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
verb
criticize severely
“He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare”
verb
spread negative information about
“The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews”
verb
complain bitterly
verb
fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
“They are railing for fresh fish”
verb
lay with rails
“hundreds of miles were railed out here”
verb
travel by rail or train
“They railed from Rome to Venice”
verb
convey (goods etc.) by rails
“fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium”
verb
separate with a railing
“rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace”
verb
provide with rails
“The yard was railed”
verb
enclose with rails
“rail in the old graves”
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Example Sentences
he traveled by rail
he was concerned with rail safety
He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare
She railed against the bad social policies
The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
They are railing for fresh fish
hundreds of miles were railed out here
They railed from Rome to Venice
She trained to Hamburg
fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium
rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace
The yard was railed
rail in the old graves
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