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Words with a similar base: geartrain, power_train, railroad_train, train, wagon_train

'train'

[train.n.01] as in: public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

Examples:
express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction

'train'

[string.n.04] as in: a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding

Examples:
a string of islands
train of mourners
a train of thought

'train'

[caravan.n.01] as in: a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

Examples:
we were part of a caravan of almost a thousand camels
they joined the wagon train for safety

'train'

[train.n.04] as in: a series of consequences wrought by an event

Examples:
it led to a train of disasters

'train'

[train.n.05] as in: piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor

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

'train'

[gearing.n.01] as in: wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed

Examples:
the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain

'train'

[train.v.01] as in: create by training and teaching

Examples:
The old master is training world-class violinists
we develop the leaders for the future

'train'

[train.v.02] as in: undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession

Examples:
She is training to be a teacher
He trained as a legal aid

'train'

[discipline.v.01] as in: develop (children's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

Examples:
Parents must discipline their children
Is this dog trained?

'train'

[prepare.v.05] as in: educate for a future role or function

Examples:
He is grooming his son to become his successor
The prince was prepared to become King one day
They trained him to be a warrior

'train'

[educate.v.03] as in: teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

Examples:
Cultivate your musical taste
Train your tastebuds
She is well schooled in poetry

'train'

[aim.v.01] as in: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

Examples:
Please don't aim at your little brother!
He trained his gun on the burglar
Don't train your camera on the women
Take a swipe at one's opponent

'train'

[coach.v.01] as in: teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

Examples:
He is training our Olympic team
She is coaching the crew

'train'

[train.v.08] as in: exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition

Examples:
She is training for the Olympics

'train'

[train.v.09] as in: cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it

Examples:
train the vine

'train'

[train.v.10] as in: travel by rail or train

Examples:
They railed from Rome to Venice
She trained to Hamburg

'train'

[trail.v.05] as in: drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground

Examples:
The toddler was trailing his pants
She trained her long scarf behind her

Origins

					train (English)
└── trayne (Anglo-Norman)