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rail
Noun
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A rail is a long and thin piece of metal.
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A rail is a long and thin bar along a stairway or path for people to slide their hand along while they walk.
She put her hand on the railing beside the stairs so she wouldn't fall.
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A rail is a surface where trains run on.
The railway stretches across the country.
fixing
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noun
(= repair)
the act of putting something in working order again
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noun
(= fixation)
(histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body
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noun
(= neutering)
the sterilization of an animal
they took him to the vet for neutering
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noun
(= fastener)
restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place