Rails
nnoun.artifacta bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can rollSynset:rail runway track
Derivationally Related Form:rail
Part Holonyms:railroad railroad track railway streetcar track tramline tramway
Hypernyms:bar
Inherited Hypernyms:trackbarimplementinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:third rail
nnoun.artifacta barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supportsSynset:rail railing
Derivationally Related Form:rail
Part Holonyms:balusters balustrade banister bannister handrail
Hypernyms:barrier
Inherited Hypernyms:railingbarrierobstructionstructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:barfife railguardrailsafety railtaffrail
Part Meronyms:ledger board
Full Hyponyms:barfife railsafety railtaffrail
nnoun.artifactshort for railwayExamples:- he traveled by rail
- he was concerned with rail safety
Derivationally Related Form:rail
Hypernyms:railroad railroad line railway railway line railway system
Inherited Hypernyms:railrailwaylinecarrierbusinessenterpriseorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can rollSynset:rail runway track
Derivationally Related Form:rail
Part Holonyms:railroad railroad track railway streetcar track tramline tramway
Hypernyms:bar
Inherited Hypernyms:trackbarimplementinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:third rail
nnoun.artifacta horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)Derivationally Related Form:rail
Hypernyms:bar
Inherited Hypernyms:railbarimplementinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:fence railhitching barhitchrackledger boardpicture railplate railsplit rail
Full Hyponyms:hitchrackledger boardpicture railplate railsplit rail
nnoun.animalany of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mudMember Holonyms:Rallidae family Rallidae
Hypernyms:wader wading bird
Inherited Hypernyms:railwading birdaquatic birdbirdvertebratechordateanimalorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Notornis mantellicootcrakemaori hennotornistakahewekawood hen
Full Hyponyms:american cootcootcorncrakecrakenotornisold world cootspotted crakeweka
vverb.communicationcomplain bitterlySynset:inveigh rail
Hypernyms:complain kick kvetch plain quetch sound off
Inherited Hypernyms:railcomplain
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
vverb.stativeenclose with railsSynset:rail rail in
Derivationally Related Form:railrailing
Hypernyms:confine enclose hold in
Inherited Hypernyms:railencloseholdinclude
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.possessionprovide with railsTopic:architecture
Derivationally Related Form:railrailing
Hypernyms:furnish provide render supply
Inherited Hypernyms:railsupplygivetransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.motionseparate with a railingSynset:rail rail off
Examples:- rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace
Derivationally Related Form:railrailing
Hypernyms:divide separate
Inherited Hypernyms:railseparate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.motionconvey (goods etc.) by railsExamples:- fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium
Derivationally Related Form:rail
Hypernyms:transport
Inherited Hypernyms:railtransportmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.motiontravel by rail or trainSynset:rail train
Examples:- They railed from Rome to Venice
- She trained to Hamburg
Derivationally Related Form:railtrain
Hypernyms:ride
Inherited Hypernyms:trainridetraveltravel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.contactlay with railsExamples:- hundreds of miles were railed out here
Derivationally Related Form:rail
Hypernyms:lay put down repose
Inherited Hypernyms:raillayputmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.competitionfish with a handline over the rails of a boatExamples:- They are railing for fresh fish
Hypernyms:fish
Inherited Hypernyms:railfishcatchseizetake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.communicationspread negative information aboutSynset:rail revile vilify vituperate
Examples:- The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews
Derivationally Related Form:vilifierrevilementvituperativevilificationvituperation
Hypernyms:abuse blackguard clapperclaw shout
Inherited Hypernyms:vilifyabuseattackknockcommentnotestateexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s (apply to: vituperate, rail)
vverb.communicationcriticize severelySynset:fulminate rail
Examples:- He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare
- She railed against the bad social policies
Derivationally Related Form:fulmination
Hypernyms:denounce
Inherited Hypernyms:fulminatedenounceknockcommentnotestateexpress
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP