Definition of trains

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  • trains is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • trains is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
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Definition of trains

  • teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports (verb)

    Examples

    1. He is training our Olympic team

    Synonyms

    1. coach
  • create by training and teaching (verb)

    Examples

    1. The old master is training world-class violinists

    Synonyms

    1. develop
    2. educate
    3. prepare
  • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. civilise
    2. civilize
    3. cultivate
    4. educate
    5. school
  • develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control (verb)

    Examples

    1. Is this dog trained?

    Synonyms

    1. check
    2. condition
    3. discipline
  • a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding (noun)

    Examples

    1. train of mourners
    2. a train of thought

    Synonyms

    1. string
  • wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed (noun)

    Examples

    1. the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain

    Synonyms

    1. gear
    2. gearing
    3. geartrain
    4. power train
  • drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground (verb)

    Examples

    1. She trained her long scarf behind her

    Synonyms

    1. trail
  • undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession (verb)

    Examples

    1. She is training to be a teacher
    2. He trained as a legal aid

    Synonyms

    1. prepare
  • travel by rail or train (verb)

    Examples

    1. She trained to Hamburg

    Synonyms

    1. rail
  • public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive (noun)

    Examples

    1. express trains don't stop at Princeton Junction

    Synonyms

    1. railroad train
  • educate for a future role or function (verb)

    Examples

    1. They trained him to be a warrior

    Synonyms

    1. groom
    2. prepare
  • a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file (noun)

    Examples

    1. they joined the wagon train for safety

    Synonyms

    1. caravan
    2. wagon train
  • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards (verb)

    Examples

    1. He trained his gun on the burglar
    2. Don't train your camera on the women

    Synonyms

    1. aim
    2. direct
    3. take
    4. take aim
  • a series of consequences wrought by an event (noun)

    Examples

    1. it led to a train of disasters
  • cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it (verb)

    Examples

    1. train the vine
  • exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition (verb)

    Examples

    1. She is training for the Olympics
  • piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor (noun)

    Examples

    1. the bride's train was carried by her two young nephews

See definition of trains in Merriam Webster