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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.
joint
Noun
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A place where two things meet but are still able to move.
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A place where two things join solidly.
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Any part of the body where two bones join, sometimes letting that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
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A way to join two pieces of wood together so that they interlock.
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A bar, restaurant, or nightclub.
It was the kind of joint you wouldn't want your boss to see you in.
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prison; jail.
I'm not breaking any more laws because I don't want to go back to the joint.
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A marijuana cigarette.
Let's smoke a joint and then go skateboarding.
gap
Noun
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A gap is a difference in the level of two groups.
The money is to help bridge the gap between rich schools and poor schools.
The gender gap in education is widening; fewer girls are going to school.
The plan should narrow the growing gap between what students know and what businesses want.
The company has closed the wage gap by raising women's salaries.
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A gap is a small space or a short time between two things.
Watch the gap between the platform and the train.
There was a two-hour gap between when he arrived and the meeting time.
Josh is one student who fell through the gaps and never learned to read.
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A gap is missing space, time, information, etc.
We don't know exactly what happened, but the new information will help us fill in some gaps in the story.
There are still some gaps in the budget, but most things have been paid for.