English words starting with rai

Meanings of Raid:

noun

A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces.

Usage examples:

A bombing raid

verb

Conduct a raid on.

Usage examples:

Officers raided thirty homes yesterday

abbreviation

Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks, a system for providing greater capacity, faster access, and security against data corruption by spreading data across several disk drives.

Meanings of Raided:

verb

Conduct a raid on.

Usage examples:

Officers raided thirty homes yesterday

noun

A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces.

Usage examples:

A bombing raid

abbreviation

Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks, a system for providing greater capacity, faster access, and security against data corruption by spreading data across several disk drives.

Meanings of Raider:

noun

A person who attacks an enemy in their territory; a marauder.

Usage examples:

Scandinavian raiders put down their roots in cumbria

Meanings of Raiders:

noun

A person who attacks an enemy in their territory; a marauder.

Usage examples:

Scandinavian raiders put down their roots in cumbria

Meanings of Raiding:

verb

Conduct a raid on.

Usage examples:

Officers raided thirty homes yesterday

noun

A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces.

Usage examples:

A bombing raid

abbreviation

Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks, a system for providing greater capacity, faster access, and security against data corruption by spreading data across several disk drives.

Meanings of Raids:

noun

A rapid surprise attack on an enemy by troops, aircraft, or other armed forces.

Usage examples:

A bombing raid

verb

Conduct a raid on.

Usage examples:

Officers raided thirty homes yesterday

abbreviation

Redundant array of independent (or inexpensive) disks, a system for providing greater capacity, faster access, and security against data corruption by spreading data across several disk drives.

Meanings of Raif:

noun

Robbery, depredation, spoliation.

Meanings of Raiiform:

adjective

Having the form of a skate or ray; specifically belonging to or characteristic of the order rajiformes, which comprises the rays, skates, and allied fishes.

noun

A fish of the order rajiformes; a ray, skate, or allied fish.

Meanings of Rail:

noun

A bar or series of bars fixed on upright supports or attached to a wall or ceiling, serving as part of a barrier or used to hang things on.

Usage examples:

A curtain rail

verb

Provide or enclose (a space or place) with a rail or rails.

Usage examples:

The altar is railed off from the nave

Meanings of Railbird:

noun

A spectator at a horse race, especially one who watches from the railings along the track.

Usage examples:

People who might not have come to the track are attracted by slot bonanzas, and die-hard rail birds…

Meanings of Railed:

verb

Provide or enclose (a space or place) with a rail or rails.

Usage examples:

The altar is railed off from the nave

noun

A bar or series of bars fixed on upright supports or attached to a wall or ceiling, serving as part of a barrier or used to hang things on.

Usage examples:

A curtain rail

Meanings of Railhead:

noun

A point on a railway from which roads and other transport routes begin.

Usage examples:

It was a long haul across the highland roads to the nearest airport and railhead at inverness

Meanings of Railheads:

noun

A point on a railway from which roads and other transport routes begin.

Usage examples:

It was a long haul across the highland roads to the nearest airport and railhead at inverness

Meanings of Railing:

noun

A fence or barrier made of rails.

Usage examples:

Wrought-iron railings

verb

Provide or enclose (a space or place) with a rail or rails.

Usage examples:

The altar is railed off from the nave

Meanings of Railingly:

adverb

In a railing, ranting, or abusive manner.

Meanings of Railings:

noun

A fence or barrier made of rails.

Usage examples:

Wrought-iron railings

Meanings of Raillery:

noun

Good-humoured teasing.

Usage examples:

She was greeted with raillery from her fellow workers

Meanings of Railleur:

noun

A person given to banter, wit, or satire. cf "rallier".

Meanings of Railmen:

noun

Another term for railwayman.

Meanings of Railroad:

noun

A track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run; a railway.

Usage examples:

His uncle works on the railroad

verb

Rush or coerce (someone) into doing something.

Usage examples:

She hesitated, unwilling to be railroaded into a decision

Meanings of Railroaded:

verb

Rush or coerce (someone) into doing something.

Usage examples:

She hesitated, unwilling to be railroaded into a decision

noun

A track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run; a railway.

Usage examples:

His uncle works on the railroad

Meanings of Railroadiana:

noun

Matters relating to or concerning railroads; trivia or artefacts connected with railroads.

Meanings of Railroading:

noun

The action of travelling or working on the railways.

Usage examples:

Railroading was very dangerous in those days

verb

Rush or coerce (someone) into doing something.

Usage examples:

She hesitated, unwilling to be railroaded into a decision

Meanings of Railroads:

noun

A track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run; a railway.

Usage examples:

His uncle works on the railroad

verb

Rush or coerce (someone) into doing something.

Usage examples:

She hesitated, unwilling to be railroaded into a decision

Meanings of Rails:

noun

A bar or series of bars fixed on upright supports or attached to a wall or ceiling, serving as part of a barrier or used to hang things on.

Usage examples:

A curtain rail

verb

Provide or enclose (a space or place) with a rail or rails.

Usage examples:

The altar is railed off from the nave