rails
/ɹeɪlz/ · noun
Meaning
- A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
- A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
- A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
- One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
- A vertical section on one side of a web page.
- To travel by railway.
- To enclose with rails or a railing.
- To range in a line.
- To criticize severely.
- Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.
- To complain violently (against, about).
- An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment; a dress.
- Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief.
- (of a liquid) To gush, flow.
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