race
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8.2
- noun
- /reɪs/
- Archaic
- Better design could exclude dust, he thought, and diamond-clad races with diamond bearings could be used.
- mill race
Examples
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Farmers rely on a nearby race to channel water to their fields for irrigation.
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The old watermill requires a new race to direct water to the wheel more efficiently.
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Fine adjustments can be made by pushing the shot race a little to either side.
Fiction book (2001) -
Questionnaires were distributed to participants at the race site before the respondents' event.
Academic text (1990) -
Clear of the trees, it leaped forward to race across the grassy field on the shore.
Fiction book (1992) -
U.S. Department of Agriculture efforts to breed potatoes for race-specific resistance to the disease began in the 1920s.
Academic text (1997) -
Engineers designed a race to ensure the consistent flow of water to the turbine.
Synonyms
124
2.0
A man-made water channel for boats and for watering fields
37
2.3
A river, canal, or channel that boats use to travel
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4.8
A channel, natural or man-made, where water flows like a river
1
7.5
A channel that directs water to turn a mill wheel
1
9.9
A channel that carries water to a mill or turbine to make power
Idioms
- Informal
11
4.5
A situation where people must finish something quickly before it is too late
Compounds
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4.2
A competition between countries to make more powerful weapons and military technology
- Archaic
12
8.6
A group of people with dark skin, often with African heritage, a term now seen as old-fashioned
- NSFW
9
7.0
A violent public fight between different races or ethnic groups that damages places and people
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1.9
A race between teams where each runner runs part of the distance and passes a baton
- Archaic
1
8.0
An old label for people with light skin who come from Europe and nearby regions
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3.5
A race where people run and go over or through things that block the way like walls
- Offensive
1
9.9
A person who believes people of different races have natural, important differences
- Jargon
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9.4
A race for horses where owners set a price so other people can buy any horse after it
- Offensive
1
9.9
A belief that human races have natural, fixed differences that cause different intelligence or behavior
- Jargon
1
6.3
A horse race where a driver rides a small two-wheeled cart pulled by horses that trot or pace
- Slur
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9.9
An old word now seen as offensive for people with light skin from Europe, North Africa, or Southwest Asia
- Slur
1
9.9
An old, wrong idea that grouped East and Southeast Asian people and is now seen as insulting
- Jargon
Ideas linking being gay, race, and politics that want equal money and power
A long dog sled race across Alaska that happens every year and covers about 1,000 miles
- Jargon
A horse race where the winning horse is put up for auction immediately after the race
Surface Forms
Etymology
Race for a water channel comes from an old word for a 'running' or 'rush' of water, so a mill race is a channel that makes water rush to turn the wheel.