rail vs hitchrack

hitchrack vs rail

rail and hitchrack both are nouns.

rail is a verb but hitchrack is not a verb.

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

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

rail: a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
hitchrack: a fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying

Other hyponyms of rail include hitching bar, ledger board, picture rail, plate rail, fence rail, split rail.

rail (noun)	hitchrack (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 fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying
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)	hitchrack (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 hitchrack

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