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rails

/ɹeɪlz/
noun
  1. A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.

  2. The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.

  3. A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.

    "We travelled to the seaside by rail."

verb
  1. To travel by railway.

  2. To enclose with rails or a railing.

  3. To range in a line.

noun
  1. Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.

verb
  1. To complain violently (against, about).

noun
  1. An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment; a dress.

  2. Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief.

verb
  1. (of a liquid) To gush, flow.

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