Added 8 October 2026 rails /ɹeɪlz/ noun Categories: ThingsUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about rails at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll. Related Words: trackavenuesbarriersbarsboomscarriagescolumnscribsdirectoriesfeetfencesgasps Back to today's word