rail

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.

4. A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
5. One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
6. A vertical section on one side of a web page.

   We're experimenting with ads in the right-hand rail.

7. A large line (portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug).

1. To travel by railway.
2. To enclose with rails or a railing.
3. To range in a line.
4. To criticize severely.

noun

Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.

verb

To complain violently (against, about).

1. An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment; a dress.
2. Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief.

verb

(of a liquid) To gush, flow.