rail

noun

A bar extending horizontally between supports, as in a fence.

noun

A structure made of such bars and supports and forming a barrier or guard; a railing.

noun

A steel bar used, usually in pairs, as a track for railroad cars or other wheeled vehicles.

noun

A grind rail.

noun

The railroad as a means of transportation.

noun

A horizontal framing member in a door or in paneling.

transitive verb

To supply or enclose with rails or a rail.

noun

Any of various marsh birds of the family Rallidae, found worldwide and characteristically having brownish plumage and short wings.

intransitive verb

To express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language. synonym: scold.