Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Raihanul An unknown-gender given name from Bengali. Raijin The Japanese god of lightning, thunder and storms, along with Fūjin and Susanoo. raik A walk, or a journey taken (especially on foot); the act of taking a walk or journey. Raikes A surname. Raikkonen A surname from Finnish. rail A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. railage The fee charged for transporting goods by railway. railbank An embankment adjacent to a railroad track. railbanking The practice (by investment firms) of holding a disused railroad right of way in reserve rather than immediately redeveloping or selling it; this may include converting it into a rail trail for public use either in the meantime or in perpetuity. railbed The substructure of a railway, underlying the tracks; the roadbed of a railroad. railbike A form of bicycle designed to be ridden along a railway track. railbird A rail or similar bird railborne Carried by train, transported by rail. railbound confined to running on rails. railbridge A bridge for railway transport railbuff A railway enthusiast. railbus A lightweight passenger railway vehicle, similar in appearance to a bus. railcar A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus. railcard A card allowing reduced fares for travelling by train. railcarful The amount that will fit in a railcar. railed Furnished with a rail or railing. railer One who rails. railes A barangay of Calubian, Leyte, Philippines. Railey A surname. railfan A railway enthusiast. railfanning The activities of railfans. railful The amount of clothing that can be held on a rail. railgun An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current to propel a projectile down a track of two parallel conductive rails. railhead A point on a railway system where goods (or passengers) are loaded, unloaded or transferred to other transport. railing That rails; engaged in or given to violent complaining. railinged Having railings. railingless Without railings. railingly In a railing manner, using violent or insulting language. railings railing (a horizontal rail with vertical supports) raillery Good-natured banter, jest, or ridicule. railless Without rail tracks. railleur A jiber; a joker; a mocker. raillike Resembling or characteristic of a rail (the bird). railline railway line railman A man who works on a railway. railmotor A lightweight railcar. railroad A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on. railroader One who works for a railroad company. railroadiana Railwayana. railroading The operation of a railroad. railroadish Resembling or characteristic of a railroad. Railsback A surname. railside Beside a railway. Railton A surname from Old English. railtour 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. railtruck Synonym of railroad car. railwagon Synonym of railroad car. railway A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods. railwayac A railway enthusiast. railwayana Items related to railways, especially collectibles. railwaydom The world or sphere of railways. railwayish Resembling or characteristic of a railway. railwayist A railway enthusiast or railfan. railwayless Without a railway. railwaylike Resembling or characteristic of a railway. railwayman A man who works on a railway. railwaywoman A woman who works on a railway. railwoman A woman who works on a railway. railworker Someone who works on a railway. railworks A factory that manufactures rails for railways. railworthy Meeting standards to be safely driven on a railway. raiment Clothing, garments, dress, material. raimented clothed; dressed raimentless Without clothing. Raimondo A surname from Italian. rain Condensed water falling from a cloud. Raina A female given name. rainband 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 used in weather predictions. rainberry Synonym of riberry. rainbird Any of the coucal species Centropus supercilliosus, Centropus cupreicadus, Centropus senegalensis. Rainbolt A surname. rainboot A waterproof boot to protect the wearer from rain; a Wellington boot. rainbound Unable to move or proceed because of heavy rain. rainbow A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air. rainbowed Resembling, involving, or illuminated with a rainbow; patterned with the colours of the rainbow. rainbowfish Any of the small colourful freshwater fish in the family Melanotaeniidae, native to northern and eastern Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia. rainbowish Resembling a rainbow. rainbowism The disregarding or sugarcoating of race-related issues using the idea of the Rainbow Nation. rainbowlike Resembling a rainbow; displaying a range of colours. rainbowy Resembling a rainbow. rainburn A notional burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to heavy rain. rainburst A sudden shower of rain. raincape A cape worn to protect the wearer from rain. raincheck To take a rain check on; to postpone. rainclothes rainwear raincoat A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; (loosely) any coat or jacket with this purpose. raincoated Wearing a raincoat. raincoater A fan of pornography who prefers movies with as much sex and as little plot or character development as possible. raincoatless Without a raincoat. Raincouver Vancouver (a city in British Columbia, Canada). raincover A piece of material used to protect an object from rainwater. raindate An alternative date on which an event will be held if it rains on the originally scheduled date. raindrift A sheet of rain blown by the wind. raindrop A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky. raindroplet A single droplet of rainwater. raindroppy Resembling or characteristic of a raindrop. raine A surname transferred from the given name derived from any of several personal names (such as Raymond). rainer That which rains, or dispenses something in a shower. Raineri A surname from Italian. Rainert A surname. raines A type of fine linen once imported from France. Rainey A surname from Irish. rainfall The amount of rain that falls on a single occasion rainfallwise With respect to rainfall. rainfast That is not washed off by the rain rainfed Supplied with water by rain (only). rainflow A flow of rainwater. Rainford A large village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SD4801). rainforest A forest in a climate with high annual rainfall and no dry season. rainforestation The conversion of a habitat to rainforest. rainforested Covered in rainforest. rainfree Of a period, place or condition, free from rain or not experiencing rain. rainfrog Frogs of genera Eleutherodactylus and Craugastor. rainful Full of rain. raing A kind of muslin from India. raingear Clothing worn as protection from rain. rainguard A thing which protects (something) from rain. Rainham A town in the borough of Havering, on the eastern edge of Greater London, England, originally in Essex (OS grid ref TQ5282). Rainhill A large village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4991). rainier A hybrid cherry cultivar, sweet with a thin skin and thick creamy-yellow flesh. rainified Inclined to rain. rainily In a rainy way. raininess The state or condition of being rainy. raining A fall of rain. rainish Bringing or affected by rain. rainjacket The jacket counterpart of a raincoat; (loosely) any raincoat. rainland An area, especially in Africa, in which water for growing crops is supplied by rain (as contrasted with irrigated land and with floodland). rainless Without rain. rainlessly In a rainless way; without rain. rainlessness The state or condition of being rainless; lack of rain; drought rainlight The dim light that occurs on an overcast and rainy day. rainlike Resembling rain. rainmaker Someone or something that causes or attempts to cause rain to fall. rainmaking The attempted artificial production of rain, either by use of magic or by seeding clouds. rainmeter A pluviometer. Rainn A male given name. Rainone A surname. rainout Something which has been cancelled due to interfering rain. rainpants Waterproof pants to protect the wearer from rain. rainpond A pond which is fed by rain, such as a dewpond. rainpool A pool of fallen rain; a puddle. rainpour A heavy rainfall. rainprint One of the small pits seen on the surface of some argillaceous rocks, believed to be the impressions of raindrops. rainproof waterproof (for use outdoors); resistant to rain rainproofer One who, or that which, makes rainproof.