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Rail (to scoff)
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Rail — Rail, v. i. [F. railler; cf. Sp. rallar to grate, scrape, molest; perhaps fr. (assumed) LL. radiculare, fr. L. radere to scrape, grate. Cf. {Rally} to banter, {Rase}.] To use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rail — English has three words rail. The oldest, ‘rod, bar’ [13], comes via Old French reille ‘iron bar’ from Latin rēgula ‘straight stick, rod’, source of English regular and rule. The bird name rail [15] goes back via Old Northern French raille to… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
rail — {{11}}rail (n.1) bar, early 14c., from O.Fr. reille, from V.L. *regla, from L. regula straight stick, dim. form related to regere to straighten, guide (see RIGHT (Cf. right)). Used figuratively for thinness from 1872. Technically, railings (late… … Etymology dictionary
rail — English has three words rail. The oldest, ‘rod, bar’ [13], comes via Old French reille ‘iron bar’ from Latin rēgula ‘straight stick, rod’, source of English regular and rule. The bird name rail [15] goes back via Old Northern French raille to… … Word origins
scoff — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, affront, aspersion, atrocity, back answer, barrack, belittle, bolt, boo, brickbat, caustic remark, chaff, chow, comeback, comestibles, contempt, contumely, crack, cut, cut at, cutting remark, deride,… … Moby Thesaurus
scoff — n 1. jeer, gibe, sneer, fleer, flout, fling, raillery, chaff; poke, dig, cut, rub, barb; insult, Inf. brickbat, aspersion, obloquy, slur, invective, disparagement, defamation; taunt, quip, wisecrack, thrust, skit; boo, hiss, hoot, catcall, cry, U … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
rail at — Synonyms and related words: abuse, bark at, barrack, berate, betongue, blacken, chaff, cut at, dig at, dump on, execrate, fleer, flout, fulminate against, gibe, jab, jab at, jape, jaw, jeer, load with reproaches, mock, pooh, pooh pooh, put down,… … Moby Thesaurus
rail at — Censure, reproach, upbraid, abuse, scoff at, sneer at, scold at, inveigh against, exclaim against, declaim against … New dictionary of synonyms
Raillery — Rail ler*y (r[a^]l l[ e]r*[y^] or r[=a]l ; 277), n. [F. raillerie, fr. railler. See {Rail} to scoff.] Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment. [1913 Webster] Let raillery be without malice or heat. B. Jonson.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rally — Ral ly, v. t. [F. railler. See {Rail} to scoff.] To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry, or with slight contempt or satire. [1913 Webster] Honeycomb . . . rallies me upon a country life. Addison. [1913 Webster] Strephon had… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disapprobation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disapprobation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disapprobation disapprobation disapproval Sgm: N 1 improbation improbation Sgm: N 1 disesteem disesteem disvaluation displacency Sgm: N 1 odium odium Sgm: N 1 … English dictionary for students
