rail in All languages combined

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rail",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rails",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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        "A rail is a long and thin piece of metal."
      ],
      "id": "simple-rail-en-noun-ktVWlEpX",
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        {
          "word": "rod"
        },
        {
          "word": "bar"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She put her hand on the railing beside the stairs so she wouldn't fall."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A rail is a long and thin bar along a stairway or path for people to slide their hand along while they walk."
      ],
      "id": "simple-rail-en-noun-VR2K1Ht5",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "banister"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The railway stretches across the country."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A rail is a surface where trains run on."
      ],
      "id": "simple-rail-en-noun-Wnrcnlxy"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/reɪɫ/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/reIl/"
    },
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        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "rail"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rail",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rails",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A rail is a long and thin piece of metal."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rod"
        },
        {
          "word": "bar"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She put her hand on the railing beside the stairs so she wouldn't fall."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A rail is a long and thin bar along a stairway or path for people to slide their hand along while they walk."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "banister"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The railway stretches across the country."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A rail is a surface where trains run on."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/reɪɫ/"
    },
    {
      "sampa": "/reIl/"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-rail.ogg",
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      "tags": [
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}

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"rail" meaning in All languages combined

Noun [English]