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aggression, assault, attack, charge, descent, offense, offensive, onset, onslaught, rush, strike—more at ATTACK

2raid verb : to make a raid on

— raid·er noun

Synonyms

foray, invade, overrun—more at INVADE

assail, assault, attack, beset, charge, descend, jump, pounce, rush, storm, strike—more at ATTACK

1rail noun [ORIGIN: ME raile, fr. AF raille, reille bar, rule, fr. L regula straightedge, rule, fr. regere to keep straight, direct]

1 : a bar extending from one support to another as a guard or barrier

2 : a bar of steel forming a track for wheeled vehicles

3 : RAILROAD

2rail verb : to provide with a railing

3rail noun, plural rail or rails : any of numerous small wading birds often hunted as game birds

4rail verb [ORIGIN: ME, fr. MF railler to mock, prob. fr. OF reillier to growl, mutter, fr. VL *ragulare to bray, fr. LL ragere to neigh]

: to revile or scold in harsh, insolent, or abusive language : SCOLD

Synonyms usually rail at or rail against

berate, castigate, chew out, dress down, flay, jaw, keelhaul, lambaste, lecture, rate, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, scold, score, upbraid—more at SCOLD

rail·er noun : one that rails

Synonyms

carper, castigator, caviler, censurer, critic, faultfinder, nitpicker, scold—more at CRITIC

rail·ing noun : a barrier of rails

Synonyms

rail; also handrail; taffrail; bar

rail·lery noun, plural -ler·ies : good-natured ridicule : BANTER

Synonyms

banter, chaff, persiflage, repartee—more at BANTER

1railroad noun : a permanent road with rails fixed to ties providing a track for cars; also : such a road and its assets constituting a property

Synonyms

rail, road; also elevated railroad; monorail

2railroad verb 1 : to put through (as a law) too hastily

2 : to convict hastily or with insufficient or improper evidence

3 : to send by rail

4 : to work on a railroad

— rail·road·er noun

— rail·road·ing noun

rail·way noun : a permanent road with rails fixed to ties providing a track for cars : RAILROAD

rai·ment noun : garments in general : CLOTHING

Synonyms

apparel, attire, clothing, dress, duds, wear—more at CLOTHING

1rain noun 1 : water falling in drops from the clouds

2 : a shower of objects

Synonyms

[1] cloudburst, deluge, downpour, rainstorm, storm, wet; also precipitation, shower; thunderstorm

[2] hail, shower, storm; also barrage, broadside, cannonade, fusillade, salvo, volley; flood, gush, rush, spate, torrent; eruption, outbreak, outburst

2rain verb 1 : to send down rain

2 : to fall as or like rain

3 : to pour down

Synonyms

[2] heap, lavish, pour, shower; also gush, stream; flood, inundate, overflow; bombard, hail

[3] pour, precipitate, storm; also shower; hail, squall; deluge, flood

rain·bow noun : an arc or circle of colors formed by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in rain, spray, or mist

rainbow trout noun : a large stout-bodied fish of western No. America closely related to the salmons of the Pacific and usu. having red or pink stripes with black dots along its sides

rain check noun 1 : a ticket stub good for a later performance when the scheduled one is rained out

2 : an assurance of a deferred extension of an offer

rain·coat noun : a waterproof or water-repellent coat

rain date noun : an alternative date for an event postponed due to rain

rain·drop noun : a drop of rain

rain·fall noun 1 : amount of precipitation measured by depth

2 : a fall of rain

rain forest noun : a tropical woodland having an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches (254 centimeters) and marked by lofty broad-leaved evergreen trees forming a continuous canopy

rain·mak·ing noun : the action or process of producing or attempting to produce rain by artificial means

— rain·mak·er noun

rain out verb : to interrupt or prevent by rain

rain·storm noun : a storm of or with rain

Synonyms

cloudburst, deluge, downpour, rain, storm, wet—more