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Sounds | trey'n |
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Rhymes | abstain, again, airplane, and 116 more rhymes in eyn at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive. |
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Examples | "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction" |
Synonyms | railroad train |
Category of | roll-on roll-off; passenger, rider; standee |
Members | car, railcar, railway car, railroad car; locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive |
Narrower | boat train; car train; freight train, rattler; hospital train; mail train; passenger train; streamliner; subway train |
Broader | public transport |
Verbs | train |
Meaning | A sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding. |
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Examples | "train of mourners"; "a train of thought" |
Synonyms | string |
Broader | series |
Meaning | A procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file. |
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Examples | "they joined the wagon train for safety" |
Synonyms | caravan, wagon train |
Members | covered wagon, Conestoga wagon, Conestoga, prairie wagon, prairie schooner |
Broader | procession |
Meaning | A series of consequences wrought by an event. |
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Examples | "it led to a train of disasters" |
Broader | consequence, aftermath |
Meaning | Piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor. |
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Examples | "the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews" |
Part of | gown |
Broader | piece of cloth, piece of material |
Verbs | train |
Meaning | Wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed. |
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Examples | "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain" |
Synonyms | gearing, gears, geartrain, power train |
Part of | engine |
Narrower | epicyclic train, epicyclic gear train; reduction gear |
Broader | wheelwork |
Meaning | Create by training and teaching. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "The old master is training world-class violinists" |
Synonyms | develop, prepare, educate |
Narrower | retrain; drill; housebreak; toilet-train |
Broader | teach, learn, instruct |
Similar to | build up, develop; train, prepare; prepare, groom, train |
Nouns | training; trainee; trainer |
Meaning | Undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s to somebody |
Examples | "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid" |
Synonyms | prepare |
Narrower | apprentice; retrain; drill |
Broader | learn, study, read, take |
Similar to | train, develop, prepare, educate; prepare, groom, train |
Nouns | trainee |
Meaning | Train by instruction and practice. Especially to teach self-control. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "Is this dog trained?" |
Synonyms | discipline, check, condition |
Narrower | mortify |
Broader | develop, make grow |
Similar to | prepare, groom, train |
Nouns | trainee |
Meaning | Prepare (someone) for a future role or function. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "They trained him to be a warrior" |
Synonyms | prepare, groom |
Narrower | qualify, dispose |
Broader | educate |
Similar to | train, prepare; train, develop, prepare, educate; discipline, train, check, condition |
Nouns | training; trainee; trainer |
Meaning | Train to be discriminative in taste or judgment. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
Examples | "Train your tastebuds" |
Synonyms | educate, school, cultivate, civilize, civilise |
Narrower | sophisticate |
Broader | polish, refine, fine-tune, down |
Meaning | Aim or direct at. As of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women" |
Synonyms | aim, take, take aim, direct |
Entailed by | overshoot; hit |
Narrower | target, aim, place, direct, point; draw a bead on; hold; turn; swing; charge, level, point; level |
Broader | position |
Meaning | Teach and supervise (someone). Act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
Examples | "He is training our Olympic team" |
Synonyms | coach |
Broader | teach, learn, instruct |
Similar to | train |
Nouns | training; trainer |
Meaning | Exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s |
Examples | "She is training for the Olympics" |
Broader | exercise, work out |
Similar to | coach, train |
Nouns | training |
Meaning | Train to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "train the vine" |
Narrower | trellis |
Broader | control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate |
Meaning | Travel by rail or train. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
Examples | "She trained to Hamburg" |
Synonyms | rail |
Broader | ride |
Nouns | train |
Meaning | Drag loosely along a surface. Allow to sweep the ground. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
Examples | "She trained her long scarf behind her" |
Synonyms | trail |
Broader | drag |
Similar to | trail |
Nouns | train |