rail vs guardrail

guardrail vs rail

rail and guardrail both are nouns.

rail is a verb but guardrail is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rail	Yes	No	Yes	No
guardrail	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, guardrail is a hyponym of rail; that is, guardrail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rail:

rail: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
guardrail: a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety

Other hyponyms of rail include bar, fife rail, safety rail, taffrail.

rail (noun)	guardrail (noun)
any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud	a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety
a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
short for railway

rail (verb)	guardrail (verb)
complain bitterly
spread negative information about
criticize severely
fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
lay with rails
travel by rail or train
separate with a railing
convey (goods etc.) by rails
provide with rails
enclose with rails

Difference between rail and guardrail

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