rly

Adverb

really (comparative more really, superlative most really)

1. (literal) In a way or manner that is real, not unreal.
   • We are to believe that by an extraordinary Conception by Means of the holy Ghost he in an extraordinary MANNER, (unknown to us) really assumed Flesh, and was by her nourished in the Womb and in due Time born in a natural Manner, and that whilst on Earth he was really hungry, and dry, and eat and...1751, John Roche, Moravian Heresy, page 168
2. (modal) Actually; in fact; in reality.
   • "He really is a true friend." / "Really? What makes you so sure?"

   Synonyms:

   actually

3. (informal) Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).
   • But ma, I really, really want to go to the show!

See all 8 meanings of really

Noun

railway (plural railways)

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
   • That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone...1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter II, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   rail, railroad

2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, Philippines, UK) A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.
   • His interest in railways is not the quality that marks Pearson out. Everyone was interested in railways. Over a thousand miles of them opened between 1837 and 1845, most of what would become the national network. [...] You needed an Act of Parliament to build a railway; but that wasn't very hard to...2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, pages 14–15

   Synonyms:

   railline, rail line, railroad line, railroad track, rails, railtrack, rail track, railway line, railway track, train track