race — race1 /rays/, n., v., raced, racing. n. 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… … Universalium
Race — /rays/, n. Cape, a cape at the SE extremity of Newfoundland. * * * I Term once commonly used in physical anthropology to denote a division of humankind possessing traits that are transmissible by descent and sufficient to characterize it as a… … Universalium
race — I n. group distinguished by certain physical traits 1) the Caucasoid; Mongoloid; Negroid race 2) the human race 3) the (so called) master race II n. contest of speed competition 1) to organize, stage a race 2) to drive; row; run a race 3) to… … Combinatory dictionary
race — Synonyms and related words: Le Mans, accelerate, adolescent stream, affiliation, affluence, afflux, affluxion, air race, animal kingdom, apparentation, aqueduct, arroyo, automobile race, beck, bed, bicycle race, birth, blood, bloodline, boat race … Moby Thesaurus
relay — re|lay1 [ˈri:leı] n 1.) in relays if people do something in relays, several small groups of them do it, one group after another, so that the activity is continuous 2.) a relay race ▪ the 100 metres relay 3.) [U and C] a piece of electrical… … Dictionary of contemporary English
relay — 1 noun 1 in relays if people do something in relays, several small groups of them do it, one group after another, so that the activity is continuous 2 (C) a relay race 3 (C, U) a piece of electrical equipment that receives radio or television… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
relay — relay1 [ ri:leɪ] noun 1》 a group of people or animals engaged in a task for a period of time and then replaced by a similar group. ↘a race between teams of runners, each team member in turn covering part of the total distance. 2》 an… … English new terms dictionary
race — [n1] pursuit; running, speeding chase, clash, clip, competition, contention, contest, course, dash, engagement, event, go, marathon, match, meet, relay, rivalry, run, rush, scurry, sprint, spurt; concept 363 race [n2] ethnic group blood, breed,… … New thesaurus
relay — ► NOUN 1) a group of people or animals engaged in a task for a period of time and then replaced by a similar group. 2) a race between teams of runners, each team member in turn covering part of the total distance. 3) an electrical device which… … English terms dictionary
race — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. onrush, advance; competition; sprint, dash; stream; channel, millrace, tide, river; career; family, clan, tribe; people, ethnic group. v. rush, career; hasten; compete; speed. See velocity, ancestry,… … English dictionary for students