English words: rail yard to rainish

300 English words, part 8 of 97 of the words starting with R, A to Z. 22 have a page of their own.

English words rail yard to rainish

rail yard noun: A complex of branching railway lines and other infrastructure in which locomotives and rolling stock are stored and rearranged.
railage noun: The fee charged for transporting goods by railway.
railbank noun, verb: An embankment adjacent to a railroad track.
railbanking noun, verb: The practice (by investment firms) of holding a disused railroad right of way in reserve rather than immediately redeveloping or selling it; this may...
railbed noun /ˈɹeɪlbɛd/: The substructure of a railway, underlying the tracks; the roadbed of a railroad.
railbike noun: A form of bicycle designed to be ridden along a railway track.
railbird noun: A rail or similar bird
railborne adjective: Carried by train, transported by rail.
railbound adjective: confined to running on rails.
railbridge noun: A bridge for railway transport
railbuff noun: A railway enthusiast.
railbus noun: A lightweight passenger railway vehicle, similar in appearance to a bus.
railcar noun /ˈɹeɪlˌkɑɹ/: A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
railcard noun: A card allowing reduced fares for travelling by train.
railcarful noun: The amount that will fit in a railcar.
railed adjective, verb: Furnished with a rail or railing.
railer noun: One who rails.
Railey proper noun: A surname.
railfan noun: A railway enthusiast.
railfan seat noun: A passenger seat next to the cab of a train that provides a view out the front.
railfanning noun: The activities of railfans.
railfare noun: Alternative form of rail fare.
railful noun: The amount of clothing that can be held on a rail.
railgun noun /ˈɹeɪl.ɡʌn/: An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails.
railhead noun /ˈɹeɪl.hɛd/: A point on a railway system where goods (or passengers) are loaded, unloaded or transferred to other transport.
railing adjective, noun, verb /ˈɹeɪlɪŋ/: That rails; engaged in or given to violent complaining.
railinged adjective: Having railings.
railingless adjective: Without railings.
railingly adverb: In a railing manner, using violent or insulting language.
railings noun: railing (a horizontal rail with vertical supports)
railjoint noun: Alternative form of rail joint.
raillery noun /ˈɹeɪləɹi/: Good-natured banter, jest, or ridicule.
railless adjective: Without rail tracks.
railleur noun: A jiber; a joker; a mocker.
raillike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a rail (the bird).
railline noun: railway line
railly adverb: Pronunciation spelling of really.
railman noun: A man who works on a railway.
railmotor noun: A lightweight railcar.
railroad noun, verb /ˈɹeɪlɹoʊd/: A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
railroad car noun: Any railway vehicle or rolling stock.
railroad crossing noun: An area on a road where a train crosses.
railroad diagram noun: A type of diagram used to visualize context-free grammars.
railroad disease noun: Synonym of transport tetany.
railroad engineer noun: A trained professional who operates a train to transport passengers or cargo.
railroad gun noun: a railway gun
railroad line noun: Synonym of railway line.
railroad sickness noun: Synonym of transport tetany.
railroad spike noun: A type of large nail that fixes a railway line to a sleeper.
railroad station noun: A place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark.
railroad stripe noun: Synonym of seersucker
railroad switch noun: A set of points.
railroad tie noun: A heavy, preserved piece of hewn timber laid crossways to and supporting the rails of a railroad or a member of similar shape and function of another...
railroad track noun: A pair of formed steel rails, separated and supported usually on wooden or concrete ties or sleepers, forming a track along which flange-wheeled railroad...
railroad tracks noun: plural of railroad track
railroad tramp noun: A transient, homeless person who rides from place to place on freight trains; a hobo
railroad truck noun: A chassis or framework-like structure underneath a railroad car to which wheel axles (and, hence, wheels) are attached through bearings. (Not to be confused...
railroad worm noun: A larva or larviform female adult of a beetle of the genus Phrixothrix, characterized by two different colours of bioluminescence, red and green, like...
railroadana noun: Alternative form of railroadiana.
railroader noun: One who works for a railroad company.
railroadiana noun: Railwayana.
railroading noun, verb: The operation of a railroad.
railroadish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a railroad.
Railsback proper noun: A surname.
railside adjective: Beside a railway.
Railton proper noun: A surname from Old English.
railtour noun: A special excursion by train which is run in order to allow people to experience rail travel which is not available using timetabled passenger services.
railtrack noun: Alternative spelling of rail track.
railtruck noun: Synonym of railroad car.
railwagon noun: Synonym of railroad car.
railway noun /ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/: A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
railway beetle noun: A South American beetle of the family Malacodermidae that exhibits red and green luminescence.
railway buff noun: Synonym of railbuff.
railway carriage noun: A railroad car for passengers.
railway crossing noun: A level crossing, a railroad crossing
railway gun noun: A massive and heavy mobile artillery gun, built, transported by, and fired from a specially designed rail car.
railway key noun: A key that allows one to lock and unlock doors to railway carriages and compartments, typically only permitted to railway employees.
railway line noun: A railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs.
railway poplar noun: A certain cultivar of the hybrid black poplar.
railway signal noun: A visual or mechanical device that conveys instructions or provides a warning regarding the train driver's authority to proceed.
railway sleeper noun: A railroad tie.
railway spine noun: A nineteenth-century diagnosis for the post-traumatic symptoms of passengers involved in railroad accidents.
railway stamp noun: A stamp issued to pay the cost of the conveyance of a letter or parcel by rail.
railway station noun: A place where trains stop for passengers to embark and disembark.
railway tie noun: Alternative form of railroad tie.
railway time noun: A standardized time arrangement formerly used by railways to overcome the confusion caused by varying local times at different stations.
railway track noun: Synonym of railroad track.
railway train noun: A locomotive plus the carriages that it pulls along a railway track.
railway truck noun: Synonym of railroad car.
railway vehicle noun: Railroad car.
railway wagon noun: A goods wagon.
railway wrapper noun: A blanket to cover the legs when travelling.
railwayac noun: A railway enthusiast.
railwayana noun /ˈɹeɪl.weɪˌɑː.nə/: Items related to railways, especially collectibles.
railwaydom noun: The world or sphere of railways.
railwayish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a railway.
railwayist noun: A railway enthusiast or railfan.
railwayless adjective: Without a railway.
railwaylike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a railway.
railwayman noun /ˈɹeɪlweɪmən/: A man who works on a railway.
railwaywoman noun: A woman who works on a railway.
railwoman noun: A woman who works on a railway.
railworker noun: Someone who works on a railway.
railworks noun: A factory that manufactures rails for railways.
railworthy adjective: Meeting standards to be safely driven on a railway.
railyard noun: Alternative spelling of rail yard.
raim noun, verb: Alternative form of rame.
raiment noun /ˈɹeɪ.mənt/: Clothing, garments, dress, material.
raimented adjective: clothed; dressed
raimentless adjective: Without clothing.
Raimondo proper noun: A surname from Italian.
rain noun, verb /ɹeɪn/: Condensed water falling from a cloud.
rain barrel noun: A barrel used to collect and store rainwater runoff, typically from rooftops via gutters.
rain beetle noun: Any of a family of beetles found in some parts of North America (Pleocoma).
rain bomb noun: A wet microburst or macroburst; a downdraft produced by a thunderstorm.
rain buckets verb: To rain heavily
rain butt noun: Synonym of water butt
rain cats and dogs verb: To rain very heavily.
rain chamber noun: An attachment to a furnace in which the fumes of any metal are condensed.
rain check noun, verb: A reissue, at no extra charge, of a ticket for a baseball game or other outdoor event postponed or interrupted because of rain.
rain cheque noun: rain check
rain cloud noun: A cloud from which rain is falling or may fall.
rain collar noun: counterflashing used to wrap a penetration and prevent water infiltration through the top of the penetration base flashing.
rain crow noun: Synonym of yellow-billed cuckoo.
rain dance noun: A ceremonial dance intended to provoke rain.
rain day noun: An alternative later date for an outdoor event in case of inclement weather.
rain death verb: To cause severe harm or violence.
rain death upon verb: Alternative form of rain death.
rain delay noun: The interruption of an outdoor event because of rain, with the intention of continuing later.
rain doctor noun: Synonym of rainmaker (“medicine man etc. who seeks to induce rain through rituals”).
rain dogs and cats verb: Alternative form of rain cats and dogs.
rain down verb: To fall from the sky as, or like, rain.
rain fire and brimstone verb /ˈɹeɪn ˈfaɪ.ə(ɹ)(ə)n ˈbɹɪmˌstəʊn/: To send horror or destruction.
rain follows the plough phrase: Alternative form of rain follows the plow.
rain follows the plow phrase: A discredited theory of climatology, stating that human habitation and agriculture through homesteading can permanently make an arid region more humid.
rain forest noun: Alternative form of rainforest.
rain-free adjective: Alternative form of rainfree
rain frog noun: Those of family Brevicepitidae, of Africa
rain gage noun: Alternative form of rain gauge.
rain garden noun: A planted depression or hole that allows rainwater runoff from impervious urban areas, such as roofs and driveways, to be absorbed into the ground.
rain gauge noun: A device used in meteorology to measure rainfall.
rain gutter noun: Any gutter designed to carry away rain, such as an eavestrough on a building or a drain on a motor vehicle's roof rack.
rain hat noun: A waterproof hat, intended to be worn in rainy weather.
rain hell verb: Synonym of raise hell and reign hell.
rain hellfire verb: To launch a devastating attack, unleash severe punishment, or inflict catastrophic destruction on someone or something.
rain lamp noun: A type of lamp, popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s, that moves droplets of water or oil along filaments to create the illusion of falling rain.
rain leaf noun: A leaf adapted to shed rain from its surface, generally acuminate in form.
rain like cats and dogs verb: Alternative form of rain cats and dogs.
rain lily noun: Any of several flowering plants from genera Zephyranthes, Habranthus, and Cooperia, in subtribe Zephyranthinae.
rain man noun: An autistic, or mentally and/or socially impaired person.
rain moon noun: A full moon in April.
rain napper noun: An umbrella.
rain off verb: to cancel (an event) due to excessive rain
rain on someone's parade verb: To spoil someone's celebration.
rain or shine adverb: Regardless of the circumstances; (more literally) regardless of the state of the weather.
rain out verb: To be cancelled due to rain.
rain owl noun: Synonym of barred owl.
rain pit noun: A natural depression in the ground that collects rainwater.
rain pitchforks verb: To rain heavily.
rain quail noun: A quail of species Coturnix coromandelica, found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
rain shadow noun: An area of diminished precipitation on the lee side of mountains, caused by the prior release of moisture on the windward side.
rain shower noun: A short, mild period of rainfall.
rain-slickened adjective: Made slippery by rain.
rain-soaked adjective: Alternative spelling of rainsoaked.
rain stair rods verb: Alternative form of come down in stair rods.
rain stick noun: Alternative spelling of rainstick.
rain stopped play phrase: The cessation of an activity or operation due to rain (by analogy with cricket).
rain tree noun: A tropical American tree (Albizia saman) having bipinnate leaves, globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens, and sweet-pulp pods eaten by cattle,...
rain truck noun: A motor vehicle equipped with water sprinklers for simulating rain during filming.
rain water noun: Alternative form of rainwater.
rain-wrapped adjective: Surrounded by rain, usually used when referring to tornados whose visual detection is obscured or shrouded by falling rain.
rain year noun: A twelve-month period in which total rainfall is measured, extending from one year's dry season to the next.
Raina proper noun: A female given name.
rainband noun: A dark band in the yellow portion of the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the presence of water vapour in the atmosphere, and hence sometimes...
Rainbarngo noun: Alternative form of Rembarunga.
rainbarrel noun: Alternative spelling of rain barrel.
rainberry noun: Synonym of riberry.
rainbird noun: Any of the coucal species Centropus supercilliosus, Centropus cupreicadus, Centropus senegalensis.
rainboot noun: A waterproof boot to protect the wearer from rain; a Wellington boot.
rainbound adjective: Unable to move or proceed because of heavy rain.
rainbow adjective, noun, verb /ˈɹeɪnboʊ/: A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
rainbow ant noun: Any ant of the genus Iridomyrmex.
rainbow baby noun: A baby that is conceived after a miscarriage or other loss of a baby.
rainbow boa noun: A Central and South American snake with iridescent scales, Epicrates cenchria.
rainbow body noun: According to Dzogchen beliefs, a body made of pure light, acquired after reaching a certain level of spiritual realization.
rainbow bomb noun: A nuclear bomb detonated at a high altitude.
rainbow box noun: A supposed device used in phreaking, said to damage telephone lines by sending a high voltage through them; actually a hoax.
rainbow cactus noun: A species of cactus, Echinocereus rigidissimus
rainbow capitalism noun: The involvement of capitalism and consumerism in the LGBT movement.
rainbow carrots noun: Mixed carrots of different varieties having different colors.
rainbow ceiling noun: Synonym of pink ceiling.
rainbow chard noun: A mixture of coloured varieties (yellow, pink, etc.) of the vegetable chard.
rainbow coalition noun: A government consisting of a coalition of three or more parties, particularly parties with divergent ideologies.
rainbow coleslaw noun: Coleslaw made with a colourful mixture of vegetables.
rainbow-collar adjective: Of or pertaining to LGBT people in the workplace.
rainbow colored adjective: Having many colors, reminiscent of those in the rainbow.
rainbow coloured adjective: British standard spelling of rainbow-colored.
rainbow darter noun: Etheostoma caeruleum, a North American freshwater fish.
rainbow era noun: A period in the early 1970s when Amtrak operated a fleet of used equipment that still carried the paint schemes of their previous owners.
rainbow eucalyptus noun: A tree of the species Eucalyptus deglupta with striking coloured streaks on its bark, native to New Guinea, Mindanao, and islands off Southeast Asia.
rainbow family noun: A family in which both the parents are LGBT+.
rainbow fish noun: Alternative form of rainbowfish.
rainbow flag noun: A rainbow-striped flag, typically consisting of six horizontal bars (from top to bottom: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet), used as a symbol of...
rainbow glass noun: Synonym of carnival glass.
rainbow herbicide noun: Any of a group of herbicides used by the United States military in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War, the best-known and mostly widely used being Agent...
rainbow kick noun: A trick in which the player makes the ball arc over the opponent's head using both feet.
rainbow kiss noun: A supposed sex act in which a man and a woman who is menstruating simultaneously perform oral sex on each other, followed by a kiss where the couple mix...
rainbow-like adjective: Alternative form of rainbowlike.
rainbow lorikeet noun: A species of brightly-coloured lorikeet, Trichoglossus moluccanus, native to Australia and with feral populations in New Zealand and Hong Kong.
rainbow mantis shrimp noun: Synonym of peacock mantis shrimp (Odontodactylus scyllarus).
rainbow obsidian noun: A type of colorful, striped obsidian originating from Mexico which contains oriented nanorods of hedenbergite, causing the rainbow striping effects by...
rainbow party noun: A supposed group sex event in which numerous women, each wearing a different color of lipstick, perform oral sex on one man.
rainbow perch noun: Synonym of rainbow surfperch.
rainbow pink noun: Dianthus chinensis, a herbaceous perennial flowering plant of Asia.
rainbow plant noun: Any of the Australian carnivorous plants in the genus Byblis.
rainbow quartz noun: Quartz artificially coated with metal to give it an iridescent multicolored sheen.
rainbow roll noun: A California roll with multiple types of fish, wrapped in avocado.
rainbow runner noun: The marine fish species Elagatis bipinnulata, which is brilliantly striped yellow and blue
rainbow's end noun: Synonym of at the end of the rainbow
rainbow salad noun: A salad made with various vibrantly colorful vegetables.
rainbow seaperch noun: Synonym of rainbow surfperch.
rainbow shark noun: A species of cyprinid; Epalzeorhynchos frenatum.
rainbow sharkminnow noun: Synonym of rainbow shark.
rainbow shot noun: A high arcing shot into the basket.
rainbow shower noun: The act in which a participant vomits or regurgitates on another for sexual gratification.
rainbow slaw noun: Synonym of rainbow coleslaw.
rainbow slug noun: A purple, yellow and pink sea slug of species Babakina anadoni.
rainbow snake noun: A large, aquatic, nonvenomous colubrid snake found in the southeastern United States, Farancia erytrogramma, especially subspecies Farancia erytrogramma...
rainbow surfperch noun: A species of surfperch, Hypsurus caryi, found along the Pacific coast of North America.
rainbow table noun: A table of surjective functions used to decrypt a text that was coded using a hash table.
rainbow trout noun: A trout of the species Oncorhynchus mykiss, that has black spots and a pink streak running along the body.
rainbow unicorns noun: Alternative form of rainbows and unicorns.
rainbow washing noun: The practice of a company presenting itself as gay-friendly to improve its brand image.
rainbow weed noun: Synonym of purple loosestrife.
rainbow wood noun: The colourful wood of the extinct conifer Araucarioxylon arizonicum.
rainbow wrasse noun: A wrasse of genus Coris, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.
rainbowed adjective, verb: Resembling, involving, or illuminated with a rainbow; patterned with the colours of the rainbow.
rainbowfish noun: Any of the small colourful freshwater fish in the family Melanotaeniidae, native to northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.
rainbowish adjective: Resembling a rainbow.
rainbowlike adjective: Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours.
rainbows and butterflies noun: Synonym of sunshine and rainbows.
rainbows and unicorns noun /ˈɹeɪnbəʊz(ə)nd ˈjuːnɪkɔːnz/: A wonderful (but often unrealistic) scenario.
rainbowy adjective: Resembling a rainbow.
rainburn noun: A notional burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to heavy rain.
rainburst noun: A sudden shower of rain.
raincape noun: A cape worn to protect the wearer from rain.
raincheck noun, verb: Alternative form of rain check.
raincheque noun: Alternative form of rain check.
rainclothes noun: rainwear
raincloud noun: Alternative spelling of rain cloud.
raincoat noun /ˈɹeɪnkoʊt/: A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; (loosely) any coat or jacket with this purpose.
raincoat brigade noun: A generic group of men interested in sleaze or pornography; dirty old men.
raincoated adjective: Wearing a raincoat.
raincoater noun: A fan of pornography who prefers movies with as much sex and as little plot or character development as possible.
raincoatless adjective: Without a raincoat.
raincover noun: A piece of material used to protect an object from rainwater.
raindate noun: An alternative date on which an event will be held if it rains on the originally scheduled date.
raindrift noun: A sheet of rain blown by the wind.
raindrop noun /ˈɹeɪndɹɒp/: A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.
raindrop cake noun: A dessert made with water and agar which resembles a drop of water, sometimes with fruit suspended inside (first popular in Japan circa 2014).
raindrop technique noun: A form of reflexology in which essential oils are applied to certain points on the body, accompanied by massage.
raindrop therapy noun: The use of the raindrop technique.
raindroplet noun: A single droplet of rainwater.
raindroppy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a raindrop.
Raine syndrome noun: A rare autosomal-recessive congenital disorder characterized by craniofacial anomalies including microcephaly, low-set ears, osteosclerosis, cleft palate,...
rainer noun: That which rains, or dispenses something in a shower.
Raineri proper noun: A surname from Italian.
raines noun /ɹeɪnz/: A type of fine linen once imported from France.
rainette green noun: A dull pale yellowish-green color.
Rainey proper noun: A surname from Irish.
Rainey's corpuscle noun: A crescent-shaped spore associated with sarcosporidiosis in pigs.
rainfall noun: The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion
rainfallwise adverb: With respect to rainfall.
rainfast adjective: That is not washed off by the rain
rainfed adjective: Supplied with water by rain (only).
rainflow noun: A flow of rainwater.
Rainford proper noun: A large village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD4801).
rainforest noun /ˈɹeɪn.fɒɹ.ɪst/: A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season.
rainforest mystic noun: A species of dragonfly, Austrophya mystica, endemic to northeastern Australia.
rainforestation noun: The conversion of a habitat to rainforest.
rainforested adjective: Covered in rainforest.
rainfree adjective: Of a period, place or condition, free from rain or not experiencing rain.
rainfrog noun: Frogs of genera Eleutherodactylus and Craugastor.
rainful adjective: Full of rain.
raing noun: A kind of muslin from India.
raingarden noun: Alternative form of rain garden.
raingauge noun: Alternative form of rain gauge.
raingear noun: Clothing worn as protection from rain.
rainguard noun: A thing which protects (something) from rain.
raingutter noun: Alternative form of rain gutter.
Rainham proper noun /ˈɹeɪnəm/: A town in the borough of Havering, on the eastern edge of Greater London, England, originally in Essex (OS grid ref TQ5282).
rainhat noun: Alternative spelling of rain hat.
Rainhill proper noun: A large village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4991).
rainier adjective, noun: A hybrid cherry cultivar, sweet with a thin skin and thick creamy-yellow flesh.
rainified adjective: Inclined to rain.
rainily adverb: In a rainy way.
rainin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of raining.
raininess noun: The state or condition of being rainy.
raining noun, verb /ˈɹeɪnɪŋ/: A fall of rain.
rainish adjective /ˈɹeɪnɪʃ/: Bringing or affected by rain.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under R: 28,843 words, in 97 parts.