brail | (noun) a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in | - |
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(noun) a small net used to draw fish into a boat | - |
(verb) haul fish aboard with brails | - |
(verb) take in a sail with a brail | - |
braille | (noun) a point system of writing in which patterns of raised dots represent letters and numerals | - |
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(verb) transcribe in braille | - |
contrail | (noun) an artificial cloud created by an aircraft; caused either by condensation due to the reduction in air pressure above the wing surface or by water vapor in the engine exhaust | Synonyms: condensation trail |
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derail | (verb) run off or leave the rails | Synonyms: jump |
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(verb) cause to run off the tracks | - |
derailment | (noun) an accident in which a train runs off its track | - |
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entrails | (noun) internal organs collectively (especially those in the abdominal cavity) | Synonyms: innards, insides, viscera |
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frail | (adjective) physically weak | - |
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(adjective) easily broken or damaged or destroyed | Synonyms: delicate, fragile |
(adjective) wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings | Synonyms: fallible, imperfect, weak |
(noun) a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) | - |
(noun) the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds | - |
frailness | (noun) the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) | Synonyms: debility, feebleness, frailty, infirmity, valetudinarianism |
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frailty | (noun) moral weakness | Synonyms: vice |
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(noun) the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) | Synonyms: debility, feebleness, frailness, infirmity, valetudinarianism |
grail | (noun) (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper | Synonyms: Holy Grail, Sangraal |
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(noun) the object of any prolonged endeavor | - |
guardrail | (noun) a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety | Synonyms: safety rail |
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handrail | (noun) a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling | Synonyms: balusters, balustrade, banister, bannister |
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monorail | (noun) a railway having a single track | - |
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rail | (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 | - |
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(noun) a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal) | - |
(noun) a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll | Synonyms: rails, runway, track |
(noun) a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports | Synonyms: railing |
(noun) short for railway | - |
(verb) complain bitterly | Synonyms: inveigh |
(verb) spread negative information about | Synonyms: revile, vilify, vituperate |
(verb) criticize severely | Synonyms: fulminate |
(verb) fish with a handline over the rails of a boat | - |
(verb) lay with rails | - |
(verb) travel by rail or train | Synonyms: train |
(verb) separate with a railing | Synonyms: rail off |
(verb) convey (goods etc.) by rails | - |
(verb) provide with rails | - |
(verb) enclose with rails | Synonyms: rail in |
railbird | (noun) a fan of racing who watches races from the outer rail of the track | - |
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railcar | (noun) a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad | Synonyms: car, railroad car, railway car |
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railhead | (noun) a railroad depot in a theater of operations where military supplies are unloaded for distribution | - |
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(noun) the end of the completed track on an unfinished railway | - |
railing | (noun) a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports | Synonyms: rail |
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(noun) material for making rails or rails collectively | - |
raillery | (noun) light teasing repartee | Synonyms: backchat, banter, give-and-take |
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railroad | (noun) line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight | Synonyms: railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system |
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(noun) a line of track providing a runway for wheels | Synonyms: railroad track, railway |
(verb) transport by railroad | - |
(verb) supply with railroad lines | - |
(verb) compel by coercion, threats, or crude means | Synonyms: dragoon, sandbag |
railroader | (noun) an employee of a railroad | Synonyms: railroad man, railway man, railwayman, trainman |
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railroading | (noun) the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads | Synonyms: rail technology |
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rails | (noun) a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll | Synonyms: rail, runway, track |
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railway | (noun) line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight | Synonyms: railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system |
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(noun) a line of track providing a runway for wheels | Synonyms: railroad, railroad track |
railwayman | (noun) an employee of a railroad | Synonyms: railroad man, railroader, railway man, trainman |
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railyard | (noun) an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines | Synonyms: railway yard, yard |
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semitrailer | (noun) a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle | Synonyms: semi |
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serail | (noun) living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household | Synonyms: hareem, harem, seraglio |
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taffrail | (noun) the railing around the stern of a ship | - |
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trail | (noun) a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country | - |
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(noun) evidence pointing to a possible solution | Synonyms: lead, track |
(noun) a track or mark left by something that has passed | - |
(verb) drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground | Synonyms: train |
(verb) hang down so as to drag along the ground | - |
(verb) go after with the intent to catch | Synonyms: chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, tail, track |
(verb) move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly | Synonyms: shack |
(verb) to lag or linger behind | Synonyms: drag, drop back, drop behind, get behind, hang back |
trailblazer | (noun) someone who marks a trail by leaving blazes on trees | - |
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(noun) someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art | Synonyms: groundbreaker, innovator, pioneer |
trailer | (noun) a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy | Synonyms: house trailer |
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(noun) a large transport conveyance designed to be pulled by a truck or tractor | - |
(noun) an advertisement consisting of short scenes from a motion picture that will appear in the near future | Synonyms: preview, prevue |
(noun) someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind | Synonyms: dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke |
trailhead | (noun) the beginning of a trail | Synonyms: trail head |
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trailing | (noun) the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind | Synonyms: tracking |
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