- noun
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- a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing [Webster]
- level or sloping bar or connected series of bars of wood or metal, eg forming part of a fence, the top of a banister, a protective barrier, etc [Barron]
- verb
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- to utter bitter complaint or vehement denunciation (often fol. by at or against): to rail at fate [Webster]
- to revile or scold in harsh, insolent, or abusive language [Taisha]
- ~ at: find fault, utter reproaches [Nandigam]
More word meanings for rail
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- Wiktionary:
- rail @ wiktionary
- WordNet:
- rail @ wordnet.princeton.edu
- Merriam-Webster Online:
- rail @ M-W.com
- MSN Encarta:
- rail @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- rail @ AHD provided by Yahoo! Education
- Answers.com:
- rail @ Answers.com
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