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Definitions for Races

[1] a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
[2] races, a series of races, usually of horses or dogs, run at a set time over a regular course: They spent a day at the races.
[3] any contest or competition, especially to achieve superiority: the arms race; the presidential race.
[4] urgent need, responsibility, effort, etc., as when time is short or a solution is imperative: the race to find an effective vaccine.
[5] onward movement; an onward or regular course.
[6] the course of time.
[7] the course of life or a part of life.
[8] Geology . a strong or rapid current of water, as in the sea or a river. the channel or bed of such a current or of any stream.
[9] an artificial channel leading water to or from a place where its energy is utilized.
[10] the current of water in such a channel.
[11] Also called raceway. Machinery . a channel, groove, or the like, for sliding or rolling a part or parts, as the balls of a ball bearing.
[12] Textiles . the float between adjacent rows of pile. race plate.
[13] to engage in a contest of speed; run a race.
[14] to run horses or dogs in races; engage in or practice horse racing or dog racing.
[15] to run, move, or go swiftly.
[16] (of an engine, wheel, etc.) to run with undue or uncontrolled speed when the load is diminished without corresponding diminution of fuel, force, etc.
[17] to run a race against; try to beat in a contest of speed: I'll race you to the water.
[18] to enter (a horse, car, track team, or the like) in a race or races.
[19] to cause to run, move, or go at high speed: to race a motor.
[20] a group of persons related by common descent or heredity.
[21] a population so related.
[22] Anthropology . (no longer in technical use) any of the traditional divisions of humankind, the commonest being the Caucasian, Mongoloid, and Negro, characterized by supposedly distinctive and universal physical characteristics. an arbitrary classification of modern humans, sometimes, especially formerly, based on any or a combination of various physical characteristics, as skin color, facial form, or eye shape, and now frequently based on such genetic markers as blood groups. a socially constructed category of identification based on physical characteristics, ancestry, historical affiliation, or shared culture: Her parents wanted her to marry within her race. a human population partially isolated reproductively from other populations, whose members share a greater degree of physical and genetic similarity with one another than with other humans.
[23] a group of tribes or peoples forming an ethnic lineage: the Slavic race.
[24] any people united by common history, language, cultural traits, etc.: the Dutch race.
[25] the human race or family; humankind: Nuclear weapons pose a threat to the race.
[26] Zoology . a variety; subspecies.
[27] a natural kind of living creature: the race of fishes.
[28] any group, class, or kind, especially of persons: Journalists are an interesting race.
[29] the characteristic taste or flavor of wine.
[30] of or relating to the races of humankind.
[31] the root of the ginger plant; a gingerroot.
[32] Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland.
[33] the races a series of contests of speed between horses (or sometimes greyhounds) over a set course at prearranged times; a race meeting
[34] Cape Race a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland, Canada
[35] a contest of speed, as in running, swimming, driving, riding, etc
[36] any competition or rivalry the race for the White House
[37] rapid or constant onward movement the race of time
[38] a rapid current of water, esp one through a narrow channel that has a tidal range greater at one end than the other
[39] a channel of a stream, esp one for conducting water to or from a water wheel or other device for utilizing its energy a mill race
[40] a channel or groove that contains ball bearings or roller bearings or that restrains a sliding component the inner or outer cylindrical ring in a ball bearing or roller bearing
[41] Australian and NZ a narrow passage or enclosure in a sheep yard through which sheep pass individually, as to a sheep dip
[42] Australian a wire tunnel through which footballers pass from the changing room onto a football field
[43] NZ a line of containers coupled together, used in mining to transport coal
[44] another name for slipstream (def. 1)
[45] archaic the span or course of life
[46] not in the race Australian informal given or having no chance
[47] to engage in a contest of speed with (another)
[48] to engage (oneself or one's representative) in a race, esp as a profession or pastime to race pigeons
[49] to move or go as fast as possible
[50] to run (an engine, shaft, propeller, etc) or (of an engine, shaft, propeller, etc) to run at high speed, esp after reduction of the load or resistance
[51] a group of people of common ancestry, distinguished from others by physical characteristics, such as hair type, colour of eyes and skin, stature, etc. Principal races are Caucasoid, Mongoloid, and Negroid
[52] the human race human beings collectively
[53] a group of animals or plants having common characteristics that distinguish them from other members of the same species, usually forming a geographically isolated group; subspecies
[54] a group of people sharing the same interests, characteristics, etc the race of authors
[55] play the race card informal to introduce the subject of race into a public discussion, esp to gain a strategic advantage
[56] a ginger root

Words related to Races

racerun, contention, relay, contest, competition, course, match, sprint, event, chase, marathon, issue, fly, shoot, rush, hurry, gallop, tear, scamper, dart

Words nearby Races

racerac, raccoon, raccoon dog, raccoon eyes, raccoon river, race, race meeting, race music, race norming, race off, race plate

Origin of Races

31540–50; < Middle French rais < Latin rādīc- (stem of rādīx ) root1

Other words from Races

an·ti·rac·ing , adjective
pre·rac·ing , adjective
pro·rac·ing , adjective

Word origin for Races

C15: from Old French rais , from Latin rādīx a root

Synonyms for Races

chase, competition, contention, contest, course, event, marathon, match, relay, run, sprint, clash, clip, dash, engagement, go, meet, rivalry, rush, scurry, spurt