ALL meanings of race
race
R r - noun race 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 0
- noun race 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 0
- noun race a group of people sharing the same interests, characteristics, etc 0
- noun race a ginger root 0
- noun race a competition of speed in running, skating, riding, etc. 0
- noun race a series of such competitions for horses, cars, etc. on a regular course 0
- noun race any contest or competition likened to a race 0
- noun race a steady onward movement or course 0
- noun race the span of life 0
- noun race a swift current of water 0
- noun race the channel for a current of water, esp. one built to use the water industrially 0
- noun race a channel or groove for the moving parts of a machine, as the groove for the balls in a ball bearing 0
- noun race slipstream 0
- intransitive verb race to take part in a competition of speed; run a race 0
- intransitive verb race to go or move swiftly 0
- intransitive verb race to move or revolve so swiftly as to be out of control, because of less resistance or a lighter load 0
- verb transitive race to compete with in a competition of speed 0
- verb transitive race to enter or run (a horse, etc.) in a race 0
- verb transitive race to cause to go swiftly 0
- verb transitive race to cause (an engine) to run at high speed with the drive gears disengaged 0
- noun race any of the different varieties or populations of human beings distinguished by a) physical traits such as hair, eyes, skin color, body shape, etc.: traditionally, the three primary divisions are Caucasoid, Negroid, and Mongoloid, although many subdivisions of these are also called races b) blood types c) genetic code patterns d) all their inherited characteristics which are unique to their isolated breeding population 0
- noun race the state of belonging to such a population 0
- noun race the qualities, traits, etc. belonging, or supposedly belonging, to such a population 0
- noun race any geographical population 0
- noun race any population sharing the same activities, habits, ideas, etc. 0
- noun race any group of people having the same ancestry; family; clan; lineage 0
- noun race a subspecies, or variety 0
- noun race breed (sense 8) 0
- noun race distinctive flavor, taste, etc., as of wine 0