| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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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 |