railing
/ˈɹeɪlɪŋ/
noun
Familiar
1.n.a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
2.n.material for making rails or rails collectively
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railing and raising differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. railing means “a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports”. raising means “the event of something being raised upward”. raising is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈɹeɪlɪŋ/
1.n.a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
2.n.material for making rails or rails collectively
/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/
1.n.the event of something being raised upward
“an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon”
2.n.the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
3.n.helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
“they debated whether nature or nurture was more important”
| railing | raising | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹeɪlɪŋ/ | /ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/ |
| Said | RAY-ling | RAY-zing |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 7 | 7 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, adjective |
| Senses | 2 | 4 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | rail | elevation, lift |
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