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drail

Terms vs Drail - What's the difference?

terms | drail |


As nouns the difference between terms and drail

is that terms is while drail is (angling) a hook with a lead shank.

As a verb drail is

(angling|obsolete) to trail; to draggle.

Drail vs Drait - What's the difference?

drail | drait |


As verbs the difference between drail and drait

is that drail is (angling|obsolete) to trail; to draggle while drait is ; (drite).

As a noun drail

is (angling) a hook with a lead shank.

Derail vs Drail - What's the difference?

derail | drail |


As nouns the difference between derail and drail

is that derail is a device placed on railway tracks causing a train to derail while drail is (angling) a hook with a lead shank.

As verbs the difference between derail and drail

is that derail is to cause to come off the tracks while drail is (angling|obsolete) to trail; to draggle.

Drail vs Drain - What's the difference?

drail | drain |


As nouns the difference between drail and drain

is that drail is (angling) a hook with a lead shank while drain is a conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume.

As verbs the difference between drail and drain

is that drail is (angling|obsolete) to trail; to draggle while drain is to lose liquid.

Droil vs Drail - What's the difference?

droil | drail |


As nouns the difference between droil and drail

is that droil is a drudge while drail is a hook with a lead shank.

As verbs the difference between droil and drail

is that droil is to work sluggishly or slowly; to plod while drail is to trail; to draggle.

Grail vs Drail - What's the difference?

grail | drail |


As an initialism grail

is (space|nasa).

As a noun drail is

(angling) a hook with a lead shank.

As a verb drail is

(angling|obsolete) to trail; to draggle.

Drail vs Brail - What's the difference?

drail | brail |


As nouns the difference between drail and brail

is that drail is (angling) a hook with a lead shank while brail is (nautical) a small rope used to truss up sails.

As verbs the difference between drail and brail

is that drail is (angling|obsolete) to trail; to draggle while brail is to reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.

Frail vs Drail - What's the difference?

frail | drail |


As nouns the difference between frail and drail

is that frail is a basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and raisins while drail is (angling) a hook with a lead shank.

As verbs the difference between frail and drail

is that frail is to play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail while drail is (angling|obsolete) to trail; to draggle.

As an adjective frail

is easily broken; mentally or physically fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.

Drawl vs Drail - What's the difference?

drawl | drail |


As verbs the difference between drawl and drail

is that drawl is to drag on slowly and heavily; while or dawdle away time indolently while drail is to trail; to draggle.

As nouns the difference between drawl and drail

is that drawl is a way of speaking slowly while lengthening vowel sounds and running words together. Characteristic of some southern US accents, as well as Scots while drail is a hook with a lead shank.

Rail vs Drail - What's the difference?

rail | drail |


As nouns the difference between rail and drail

is that rail is a horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing or rail can be any of several birds in the family rallidae or rail can be (obsolete) an item of clothing; a cloak or other garment; a dress while drail is (angling) a hook with a lead shank.

As verbs the difference between rail and drail

is that rail is to travel by railway or rail can be to complain violently ((against), (about)) or rail can be (label) to gush, flow (of liquid) while drail is (angling|obsolete) to trail; to draggle.

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