Rail vs. Train

Railnoun

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

Railnoun

The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.

Railnoun

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

Railnoun

A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.

Railnoun

(surfing) One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.

Railnoun

(internet) A vertical section on one side of a web page.

Railnoun

(drugs) A large line.

Railnoun

Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.

Railnoun

(obsolete) An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment; a dress.

Railnoun

(obsolete) Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief.

Railverb

(intransitive) To travel by railway.

Railverb

(transitive) To enclose with rails or a railing.

Railverb

(transitive) To range in a line.

Railverb

To complain violently (against, about).

Railverb

To gush, flow.

Railnoun

An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.

Railnoun

A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, balustrades, staircases, etc.

Railnoun

A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See Illust. of Style.

Railnoun

A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the track on which the wheels roll. It is usually shaped with reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by chairs, splices, etc.

Railnoun

The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks.

Railnoun

A railroad as a means of transportation; as, to go by rail; a place not accesible by rail.

Railnoun

a railing.

Railnoun

Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallidæ, especially those of the genus Rallus, and of closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds.

Railverb

To flow forth; to roll out; to course.

Railverb

To inclose with rails or a railing.

Railverb

To range in a line.

Railverb

To use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; - followed by at or against, formerly by on.

Railverb

To rail at.

Railverb

To move or influence by railing.

Railnoun

a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

Railnoun

short for railway;

Railnoun

a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll

Railnoun

a horizontal bar (usually of wood)

Railnoun

any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud

Railverb

complain bitterly

Railverb

enclose with rails;

Railverb

provide with rails;

Railverb

separate with a railing;

Railverb

convey (goods etc.) by rails;

Railverb

travel by rail or train;

Railverb

lay with rails;

Railverb

fish with a hand-line over the rails of a boat;

Railverb

spread negative information about;

Railverb

criticize severely;

Railnoun

a bar or series of bars fixed on upright supports or attached to a wall or ceiling, serving as part of a barrier or used to hang things on

Railnoun

the inside boundary fence of a racecourse.

Railnoun

a steel bar or continuous line of bars laid on the ground as one of a pair forming a railway track

Railnoun

railways as a means of transport

Railnoun

the edge of a surfboard or sailboard.

Railnoun

a horizontal piece in the frame of a panelled door or sash window.

Railnoun

a conductor which is maintained at a fixed potential and to which other parts of a circuit are connected

Railnoun

a secretive bird with drab grey and brown plumage, typically having a long bill and found in dense waterside vegetation.

Railverb

provide or enclose (a space or place) with a rail or rails

Railverb

convey (goods) by rail

Railverb

(in windsurfing) sail the board on its edge

Railverb

complain or protest strongly and persistently about

Trainnoun

Elongated portion.

Trainnoun

The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.

Trainnoun

A trail or line of something, especially gunpowder.

Trainnoun

The tail of a bird.

Trainnoun

(astronomy) A transient trail of glowing ions behind a large meteor as it falls through the atmosphere.

Trainnoun

An animal's trail or track.

Trainnoun

Connected sequence of people or things.

Trainnoun

A group of people following an important figure, king etc.; a retinue, a group of retainers.

Trainnoun

A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession.

Trainnoun

A sequence of events or ideas which are interconnected; a course or procedure of something.

Trainnoun

(military) The men and vehicles following an army, which carry artillery and other equipment for battle or siege.

Trainnoun

A set of interconnected mechanical parts which operate each other in sequence.

Trainnoun

A series of electrical pulses.

Trainnoun

A series of specified vehicles, originally tramcars in a mine, and later especially railway carriages, coupled together.

Trainnoun

A line of connected railway cars or carriages considered overall as a mode of transport; (as uncountable noun) rail travel.

Trainnoun

A long, heavy sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, etc.

Trainnoun

(computing) A software release schedule.

Trainnoun

An act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person, especially as a form of gang rape.

Trainnoun

(obsolete) Treachery; deceit.

Trainnoun

(obsolete) A trick or stratagem.

Trainnoun

(obsolete) A trap for animals; a snare.

Trainnoun

(obsolete) A lure; a decoy.

Trainverb

(intransitive) To practice an ability.

Trainverb

(transitive) To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise with discipline.

Trainverb

(intransitive) To improve one's fitness.

Trainverb

To proceed in sequence.

Trainverb

(transitive) To move (a gun) laterally so that it points in a different direction.

Trainverb

To encourage (a plant or branch) to grow in a particular direction or shape, usually by pruning and bending.

Trainverb

(mining) To trace (a lode or any mineral appearance) to its head.

Trainverb

To create a trainer for; to apply cheats to (a game).

Trainverb

(obsolete) To draw along; to trail; to drag.

Trainverb

(obsolete) To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.

Trainverb

To draw along; to trail; to drag.

Trainverb

To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.

Trainverb

To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise; to discipline; as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to train soldiers to the use of arms.

Trainverb

To break, tame, and accustom to draw, as oxen.

Trainverb

To lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier; to form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or pruning; as, to train young trees.

Trainverb

To trace, as a lode or any mineral appearance, to its head.

Trainverb

To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company.

Trainverb

To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any physical contest; as, to train for a boat race.

Trainnoun

That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement.

Trainnoun

Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare.

Trainnoun

That which is drawn along in the rear of, or after, something; that which is in the hinder part or rear.

Trainnoun

That part of a gown which trails behind the wearer.

Trainnoun

A number of followers; a body of attendants; a retinue; a suite.

Trainnoun

The after part of a gun carriage; the trail.

Trainnoun

A consecution or succession of connected things; a series.

Trainnoun

The tail of a bird.

Trainnoun

Regular method; process; course; order; as, things now in a train for settlement.

Trainnoun

The number of beats of a watch in any certain time.

Trainnoun

A line of gunpowder laid to lead fire to a charge, mine, or the like.

Trainnoun

A connected line of cars or carriages on a railroad; - called also railroad train.

Trainnoun

A heavy, long sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like.

Trainnoun

A roll train; as, a 12-inch train.

Trainnoun

The aggregation of men, animals, and vehicles which accompany an army or one of its subdivisions, and transport its baggage, ammunition, supplies, and reserve materials of all kinds.

Trainnoun

public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive;

Trainnoun

a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding;

Trainnoun

a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file;

Trainnoun

a series of consequences wrought by an event;

Trainnoun

piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor;

Trainnoun

wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed;

Trainverb

create by training and teaching;

Trainverb

undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession;

Trainverb

train by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control;

Trainverb

prepare (someone) for a future role or function;

Trainverb

train to be discriminative in taste or judgment;

Trainverb

aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment;

Trainverb

teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports;

Trainverb

exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition;

Trainverb

train to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it;

Trainverb

travel by rail or train;

Trainverb

drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground;

Trainverb

teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behaviour through sustained practice and instruction

Trainverb

be taught through sustained practice and instruction

Trainverb

develop and improve (a mental or physical faculty) through instruction or practice

Trainverb

cause (a plant) to grow in a particular direction or into a required shape

Trainverb

undertake a course of exercise and diet in order to reach or maintain peak physical fitness in preparation for a specific sport or event

Trainverb

prepare (a person or animal) for a particular sport or event with a course of exercise and diet

Trainverb

reduce one's weight through diet and exercise in order to be fit for a particular event

Trainverb

point or aim something, typically a gun or camera, at

Trainverb

go by train

Trainverb

entice (someone).

Trainnoun

a series of connected railway carriages or wagons moved by a locomotive or by integral motors

Trainnoun

a number of vehicles or pack animals moving in a line

Trainnoun

a retinue of attendants accompanying an important person

Trainnoun

a series of gears or other connected parts in machinery

Trainnoun

a series of connected events or thoughts

Trainnoun

a long piece of material attached to the back of a formal dress or robe that trails along the ground

Trainnoun

a trail of gunpowder for firing an explosive charge.

Train

A train is a form of rail transport consisting of a series of connected vehicles that generally run along a railroad (or railway) track to transport passengers or cargo (also known as or ). The word train comes from the Old French trahiner, derived from the Latin trahere meaning 'to pull, to draw'.Motive power for a train is provided by a separate locomotive or individual motors in a self-propelled multiple unit.