Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun railing
2 senses of railing
Sense 1
railing, rail -- (a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports)
=> barrier -- (a structure or object that impedes free movement)
Sense 2
railing -- (material for making rails or rails collectively)
=> material -- (things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rail
10 senses of rail
Sense 1
rail, inveigh -- (complain bitterly)
=> complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch -- (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about")
Sense 2
rail, rail in -- (enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves")
=> enclose, hold in, confine -- (close in; darkness enclosed him")
Sense 3
rail -- (provide with rails; "The yard was railed")
=> supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")
Sense 4
rail, rail off -- (separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace")
=> separate, divide -- (make a division or separation)
Sense 5
rail -- (convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium")
=> transport -- (move something or somebody around; usually over long distances)
Sense 6
train, rail -- (travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg")
=> ride -- (be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day")
Sense 7
rail -- (lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here")
=> lay, put down, repose -- (put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed")
Sense 8
rail -- (fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish")
=> fish -- (catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends")
Sense 9
vilify, revile, vituperate, rail -- (spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews")
=> abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout -- (use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher")
Sense 10
fulminate, rail -- (criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies")
=> denounce -- (speak out against; "He denounced the Nazis")