| 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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