| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |