rail vs picture rail

picture rail vs rail

rail and picture rail both are nouns.

rail is a verb but picture rail is not a verb.

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

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

rail: a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
picture rail: rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures

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

rail (noun)	picture rail (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	rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures
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)	picture rail (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 picture rail

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