train

train is a 5-letter English word with 39 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, verb, and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To draw along; to trail; to drag. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 6 · 39 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To draw along; to trail; to drag.
2. transitive verb. To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract by stratagem; to entice; to allure.
3. transitive verb. To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise; to discipline; as, to train the militia to the manual exercise; to train soldiers to the use of arms.
4. transitive verb. To break, tame, and accustom to draw, as oxen.
5. transitive verb. To lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier; to form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or pruning; as, to train young trees.
6. transitive verb. To trace, as a lode or any mineral appearance, to its head.
7. intransitive verb. To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a military company.
8. intransitive verb. To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any physical contest; as, to train for a boat race.
9. verb. That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice, or enticement; allurement.
10. verb. Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a trap for an animal; a snare.
11. verb. That which is drawn along in the rear of, or after, something; that which is in the hinder part or rear.
12. verb. That part of a gown which trails behind the wearer.
13. verb. The after part of a gun carriage; the trail.
14. verb. The tail of a bird.
15. verb. A number of followers; a body of attendants; a retinue; a suite.
16. verb. A consecution or succession of connected things; a series.
17. verb. Regular method; process; course; order; as, things now in a train for settlement.
18. verb. The number of beats of a watch in any certain time.
19. verb. A line of gunpowder laid to lead fire to a charge, mine, or the like.
20. verb. A connected line of cars or carriages on a railroad.
21. verb. A heavy, long sleigh used in Canada for the transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like.
22. verb. A roll train; as, a 12-inch train.
23. noun. wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

    "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"

    Synonyms: gear, gearing, geartrain

24. noun. public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

    "express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction"

25. noun. piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor

    "the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews"

26. noun. a series of consequences wrought by an event

    "it led to a train of disasters"

27. noun. a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

    "we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels"

    "they joined the wagon train for safety"

    Synonyms: caravan

28. noun. a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding

    "a string of islands"

    "train of mourners"

    Synonyms: string

29. verb. exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition

    "She is training for the Olympics"

30. verb. undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession

    "She is training to be a teacher"

    "He trained as a legal aid"

    Synonyms: prepare

31. verb. create by training and teaching

    "The old master is training world-class violinists"

    "we develop the leaders for the future"

    Synonyms: develop, educate, prepare

32. verb. teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

    "He is training our Olympic team"

    "She is coaching the crew"

    Synonyms: coach

33. verb. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

    "Please don't aim at your little brother!"

    "He trained his gun on the burglar"

    Synonyms: aim, direct, take

34. verb. drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground

    "The toddler was trailing his pants"

    "She trained her long scarf behind her"

    Synonyms: trail

35. verb. travel by rail or train

    "They railed from Rome to Venice"

    "She trained to Hamburg"

    Synonyms: rail

36. verb. educate for a future role or function

    "He is grooming his son to become his successor"

    "The prince was prepared to become King one day"

    Synonyms: groom, prepare

37. verb. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

    "Cultivate your musical taste"

    "Train your tastebuds"

    Synonyms: civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school

38. verb. cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it

    "train the vine"

39. verb. develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

    "Parents must discipline their children"

    "Is this dog trained?"

    Synonyms: check, condition, discipline

Synonyms

gear, gearing, geartrain, caravan, string, prepare, develop, educate, coach, aim, direct, take, trail, rail, groom, civilise, civilize, cultivate, school, check, condition, discipline

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in train:

intra, riant, tairn, tarin, trina

Common word forms

trains, trained, trainer, trainful, training, trainable, trainless

Words from these letters

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