rails
Definitions
Noun
- A bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
- Short for railway
- A bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- A horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
- Any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
Verb
- Complain bitterly
- Enclose with rails
- Provide with rails
- Separate with a railing
- Convey (goods etc.) by rails
- Travel by rail or train
- Lay with rails
- Fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
- Spread negative information about
- Criticize severely
Fragment
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Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "rails".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | trails | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | rails | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | brailsford | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | derails | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | entrails | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | guardrails | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | handrails | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | monorails | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | railsback | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | trails' | 1 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "rails".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rules | 1 | 85 |
| 2 | roles | 1 | 34 |
| 3 | trails | 1 | 16 |
| 4 | rolls | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | drills | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | frills | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | crawls | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | thrills | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | reels | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | trolls | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | brailles | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | brawls | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | briles | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | brill's | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | broyles | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | drawls | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | erol's | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | errol's | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | freels | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | frels | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | grills | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | growls | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | rail's | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | rales | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | rales' | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | ralls | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | rawles | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | rawls | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | rials | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | riles | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | rill's | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | roll's | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | rowles | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | rule's | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | ryles | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | trails' | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | troll's | 1 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "rails".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "rails" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "rails" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the rails | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "rails" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 16
Fragments: 10
Sound Alikes: 37
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 8
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using Yulong Tengfei Children’s Bed Rails Immediately Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Entrapment Hazard; Violate Mandatory Standard for Children’s Portable Bed Rails
Aug 6, 2026 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (.gov)
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