English-Thai Dictionary
race
N กระแสน้ำ current kra-sea-nam
race
N กลุ่ม ชนิด ประเภท จำพวก tribe klum
race
N การแข่งขัน การแข่งขัน ด้าน ความเร็ว contest competition kan-kang-kan
race
N พันธุ์ (พืช หรือ สัตว์ breed pan
race
N มนุษยชาติ mankind ma-nud-sa-ya-chad
race
N ร่องน้ำ รางน้ำ raceway rong-nam
race
N เชื้อชาติ กลุ่มชาติพันธุ์ เผ่าพันธุ์ nationality chue-chad
race
VI วิ่ง อย่างเร็ว เร่งรีบ รีบ ไป อย่างรวดเร็ว run dash hurry creep wing-yang-reo
race
VI แข่งขัน (ความเร็ว วิ่งแข่ง speed crawl kang-kan
race against
PHRV วิ่ง เร็ว กว่า wing-reo-kwa
race against the clock / time
IDM ต้อง ทำ อย่างรวดเร็ว tong-tam-yang-ruad-reo
race against time
IDM งา นที่ ต้อง ทำให้ เสร็จ ตรงเวลา งา นที่ ต้อง ทำให้ เสร็จ ภายใน เวลา ngan-ti-tong-tam-hai-sed-trong-we-la
race around / round
PHRV วิ่ง ไป อย่างเร็ว (หลาย ทิศทาง wing-pai-yang-reo
race car
N รถแข่ง racing car rod-kang
race meeting
N การแข่งม้า kan-kang-ma
race relations
N ความสัมพันธ์ ระหว่าง คน ต่าง เชื้อชาติ ที่อยู่ ใน ชุมชน เดียวกัน kwam-sam-pan-ra-wang-kon-tang-chad-chue-chad
race riot
N พฤติกรรม รุนแรง ระหว่าง คน ต่าง เชื้อชาติ ที่อยู่ ใน ชุมชน เดียวกัน prued-ti-kam-run-rang-ra-wang-kon-tang-chue-chad
race through
PHRV รีบ ทำให้ สำเร็จ rib-tam-hai-sam-red
race up
PHRV พุ่ง ขึ้น สูง รีบ ขึ้น สู่ จุดยอด pung-kuan-sung
raceabout
N เรือ ยอ ร์ท ขนาดเล็ก ที่ ใช้ แข่ง ความเร็ว
racecourse
N ลู่ วิ่ง สนาม แข่ง สนามม้า racetrack ru-wing
racegoer
N ผู้ ไป ชม การแข่งม้า phu-pai-chom-kan-kang-ma
racehorse
N ม้าแข่ง ma-kang
raceme
N ช่อดอกไม้ แบบ ที่ มี ก้านดอก เล็กๆ แยกจาก ก้าน ใหญ่ cone flower chor-dok-mai-beab-ti-me-kan-lek-yeak-ook-jak-chor
racemic
A ซึ่ง ประกอบด้วย สอง Enantiomorphicisomers
racemose
A คล้าย พวง องุ่น
racer
N คน สัตว์ หรือ พาหนะ ที่ เข้าแข่งขัน ความเร็ว ผู้ วิ่งแข่ง runner marathoner kon-rue-sad-rue-pa-ha-na-ti-kao-kang-kan-kwam-reo
racer
N งู ผอมบาง เคลื่อนไหว เร็วช นิดหนึ่ง ngu-pom-bang-kluan-wai-reo-cha-nid-nuang
racetrack
N ลู่ ที่ ใช้ แข่งขัน ความเร็ว ลู่ วิ่ง สนาม แข่ง สนามม้า racecourse lu-ti-chai-kang-kan-kwam-reol
raceway
N ร่องน้ำ รางน้ำ race rong-nam
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
RACE
n.[L. radix and radius having the same original. This word coincides in origin with rod, ray, radiate, etc. ] 1. The lineage of a family, or continued series of descendants from a parent who is called the stock. A race is the series of descendants indefinitely. Thus all mankind are called the race of Adam; the Israelites are of the race of Abraham and Jacob. Thus we speak of a race of kings, the race of Clovis or Charlemagne; a race of nobles, etc.
Hence the long race of Alban fathers come.
2. A generation; a family of descendants. A race of youthful and unhandled colts.
3. A particular breed; as a race of mules; a race of horses; a race of sheep.
Of such a race no matter who is king.
4. A root; as race-ginger, ginger in the root or not pulverized.
5. A particular strength or taste of wine; a kind of tartness.
RACE
n.[L. gradior, gressus, with the prefix g. Eng. ride. ] 1. A running; a rapid course or motion, either on the feet, on horseback or in a carriage, etc. ; particularly, a contest in running; a running in competition for a prize.
The race was one of the exercises of the Grecian games.
I wield the gauntlet and I run the race.
2. Any sunning with speed.
The flight of many birds is swifter than the race of any beast.
3. A progress; a course; a movement or progression of any kind.
My race of glory run.
Let us run with patience the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1.
4. Course; train; process; as the prosecution and race of the war. [Not now used. ]
5. A strong or rapid current of water, or the channel or passage for such a current; as a mill-race.
6. By way of distinction, a contest in the running of horses; generally in the plural. The races commence in October.
RACE
v.i.To run swiftly; to run or contend in running. The animals raced over the ground.
RACE-GINGER
n.Ginger in the root or not pulverized.
RACE-HORSE
n.A horse bred or kept for running in contest; a horse that runs in competition.
RACEMATION
n.[L. racemus, a cluster. ] 1. A cluster, as of grapes.
2. The cultivation of cluster of grapes.
RACEME
n.[L. racemus, a bunch of berries. ] In botany a species of inflorescence, consisting of a peduncle with short lateral branches. It is simple or compound, naked or leafy, etc.
RACEMIFEROUS
a.[L. racemus, a cluster, and fero, to bear. ] Bearing racemes or clusters; as the racemiferous fig-tree.
RACEMOUS
a.Growing in racemes or clusters.
RACER
n.[from race. ] a runner; one that contends in a race. And bade the nimblest racer seize the prize.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
RACE
RACE Con `so *la "tion game, match, pot, race, etc.
Defn: A game, match, etc. , open only to losers in early stages of contests.
RACE
Race, n. Etym: [OF. raïz, L. radix, -icis. See Radix. ]
Defn: A root. "A race or two of ginger. " Shak. Race ginger, ginger in the root, or not pulverized.
RACE
Race, n. Etym: [F. race; cf. Pr. & Sp. raza, It. razza; all from OHG. reiza line, akin to E. write. See Write. ]
1. The descendants of a common ancestor; a family, tribe, people, or nation, believed or presumed to belong to the same stock; a lineage; a breed. The whole race of mankind. Shak. Whence the long race of Alban fathers come. Dryden.
Note: Naturalists and ehnographers divide mankind into several distinct varieties, or races. Cuvier refers them all to three, Pritchard enumerates seven, Agassiz eight, Pickering describes eleven. One of the common classifications is that of Blumenbach, who makes five races: the Caucasian, or white race, to which belong the greater part of the European nations and those of Western Asia; the Mongolian, or yellow race, occupying Tartary, China, Japan, etc. ; the Ethiopian, or negro race, occupying most of Africa (except the north ), Australia, Papua, and other Pacific Islands; the American, or red race, comprising the Indians of North and South America; and the Malayan, or brown race, which occupies the islands of the Indian Archipelago, etc. Many recent writers classify the Malay and American races as branches of the Mongolian. See Illustration in Appendix.
2. Company; herd; breed. For do but note a wild and wanton herd, Or race of youthful and unhandled colts, Fetching mad bounds. Shak.
3. (Bot. )
Defn: A variety of such fixed character that it may be propagated by seed.
4. Peculiar flavor, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavor; smack. "A race of heaven. " Shak. Is it [the wine ] of the right race Massinqer.
5. Hence, characteristic quality or disposition. [Obs. ] And now I give my sensual race the rein. Shak. Some. .. great race of fancy or judgment. Sir W. Temple.
Syn. -- Lineage; line; family; house; breed; offspring; progeny; issue.
RACE
Race, n. Etym: [OE. ras, res, rees, AS. ræs a rush, running; akin to Icel. ras course, race. sq. root118.]
1. A progress; a course; a movement or progression.
2. Esp. , swift progress; rapid course; a running. The flight of many birds is swifter than the race of any beasts. Bacon.
3. Hence: The act or process of running in competition; a contest of speed in any way, as in running, riding, driving, skating, rowing, sailing; in the plural, usually, a meeting for contests in the running of horses; as, he attended the races.The race is not to the swift. Eccl. ix. 11. I wield the gauntlet, and I run the race. Pope.
4. Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life. My race of glory run, and race of shame. Milton.
5. A strong or rapid current of water, or the channel or passage for such a current; a powerful current or heavy sea, sometimes produced by the meeting of two tides; as, the Portland Race; the Race of Alderney.
6. The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel in which it flows; a mill race.
Note: The part of the channel above the wheel is sometimes called the headrace, the part below, the tailrace.
7. (Mach. )
Defn: A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc. Race cloth, a cloth worn by horses in racing, having pockets to hold the weights prescribed. -- Race course. (a ) The path, generally circular or elliptical, over which a race is run. (b ) Same as Race way, below. -- Race cup, a cup given as a prize to the victor in a race. -- Race glass, a kind of field glass. -- Race horse. (a ) A horse that runs in competition; specifically, a horse bred or kept for running races. (b ) A breed of horses remarkable for swiftness in running. (c ) (Zoöl.) The steamer duck. (d ) (Zoöl.) A mantis. -- Race knife, a cutting tool with a blade that is hooked at the point, for marking outlines, on boards or metals, as by a pattern, -- used in shipbuilding. -- Race saddle, a light saddle used in racing. -- Race track. Same as Race course (a ), above. -- Race way, the canal for the current that drives a water wheel.
RACE
Race, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Raced; p. pr. & vb. n. Racing. ]
1. To run swiftly; to contend in a race; as, the animals raced over the ground; the ships raced from port to port.
2. (Steam Mach. )
Defn: To run too fast at times, as a marine engine or screw, when the screw is lifted out of water by the action of a heavy sea.
RACE
RACE Race, v. t.
1. To cause to contend in race; to drive at high speed; as, to race horses.
2. To run a race with.
RACEABOUT
RACEABOUT Race "a *bout `, n. (Naut. )
Defn: A small sloop-rigged racing yacht carrying about six hundred square feet of sail, distinguished from a knockabout by having a short bowsprit.
RACEMATE
RACEMATE Ra *ce "mate, n. (Chem. )
Defn: A salt of racemic acid.
RACEMATION
Rac `e *ma "tion, n. Etym: [L. racematio a gleaning, fr. racemari to glean, racemus a cluster of grapes. See Raceme. ]
1. A cluster or bunch, as of grapes. Sir T. Browne.
2. Cultivation or gathering of clusters of grapes. [R.]
RACEME
Ra *ceme ", n. Etym: [L. racemus a bunch of berries, a cluster of grapes. See Raisin. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A flower cluster with an elongated axis and many one-flowered lateral pedicels, as in the currant and chokecherry. Compound raceme, one having the lower pedicels developed into secondary racemes.
RACEMED
RACEMED Ra *cemed ", a. (Bot. )
Defn: Arranged in a raceme, or in racemes.
RACEMIC
Ra *ce "mic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. racémique. See Raceme. ] (Chem. )
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in many kinds of grapes. It is also obtained from tartaric acid, with which it is isomeric, and from sugar, gum, etc. , by oxidation. It is a sour white crystalline substance, consisting of a combination of dextrorotatory and levorotatory tartaric acids. Gregory.
RACEMIFEROUS
Rac `e *mif "er *ous, a. Etym: [L. racemifer bearing clusters; racemus cluster + ferre to bear: cf. F. racémifère.] (Bot. )
Defn: Bearing racemes, as the currant.
RACEMIFORM
RACEMIFORM Ra *cem "i *form, a.
Defn: Having the form of a raceme. Gray.
RACEMOSE
Rac "e *mose `, a. Etym: [L. racemosus full of clusters.]
Defn: Resembling a raceme; growing in the form of a raceme; as, (Bot. ) racemose berries or flowers; (Anat. ) the racemose glands, in which the ducts are branched and clustered like a raceme. Gray.
RACEMOUS
Rac "e *mous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. racémeux.]
Defn: See Racemose.
RACEMULE
RACEMULE Rac "e *mule, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A little raceme.
RACEMULOSE
RACEMULOSE Ra *cem "u *lose `, a. (Bot. )
Defn: Growing in very small racemes.
RACER
RACER Ra "cer, n.
1. One who, or that which, races, or contends in a race; esp. , a race horse. And bade the nimblest racer seize the prize. Pope.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The common American black snake.
3. (Mil. )
Defn: One of the circular iron or steel rails on which the chassis of a heavy gun is turned.
RACE SUICIDE
RACE SUICIDE Race suicide.
Defn: The voluntary failure of the members of a race or people to have a number of children sufficient to keep the birth rate equal to the death rate.
New American Oxford Dictionary
race
race 1 |rās reɪs | ▶noun 1 a competition between runners, horses, vehicles, boats, etc. , to see which is the fastest in covering a set course: I won the first 50 -lap race. • (the races ) a series of such competitions for horses or dogs, held at a fixed time on a set course. • [ in sing. ] a situation in which individuals or groups compete to be first to achieve a particular objective: the race for nuclear power. • archaic the course of the sun or moon through the heavens. 2 a strong or rapid current flowing through a narrow channel in the sea or a river: angling for tuna in turbulent tidal races. 3 a groove, channel, or passage, in particular: • a water channel, esp. one built to lead water to or from a point where its energy is utilized, as in a mill or mine. See also millrace. • a smooth, ring-shaped groove or guide in which a ball bearing or roller bearing runs. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective: the vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced | [ with obj. ] : attorneys have to think twice before they race each other to the courthouse. • compete regularly in races as a sport or leisure activity: the next year, he raced again for the team. • [ with obj. ] prepare and enter (an animal or vehicle ) in races as a sport or leisure activity: he raced his three horses simply for the fun of it. 2 [ no obj. ] move or progress swiftly or at full speed: I raced into the house | figurative : she spoke automatically, while her mind raced ahead. • (of a person's heart or pulse ) beat faster than usual because of fear or excitement. • operate or cause to operate at excessive speed: [ with obj. ] : she'd driven like a madwoman, racing the engine and swerving around corners. PHRASES a race against time a situation in which something must be done before a particular point in time: it was a race against time to reach shore before the dinghy sank. ORIGIN late Old English, from Old Norse rás ‘current. ’ It was originally a northern English word with the sense ‘rapid forward movement, ’ which gave rise to the senses ‘contest of speed ’ (early 16th cent. ) and ‘channel, path ’ (i.e., the space traversed ). The verb dates from the late 15th cent.
race
race 2 |reɪs rās | ▶noun each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics: people of all races, colors, and creeds. • a group of people sharing the same culture, history, language, etc. ; an ethnic group: we Scots were a bloodthirsty race then. • the fact or condition of belonging to such a division or group; the qualities or characteristics associated with this: people of mixed race. • a group or set of people or things with a common feature or features: some male firefighters still regarded women as a race apart . • Biology a population within a species that is distinct in some way, esp. a subspecies: people have killed so many tigers that two races are probably extinct. • (in nontechnical use ) each of the major divisions of living creatures: a member of the human race | the race of birds. • literary a group of people descended from a common ancestor: a prince of the race of Solomon. • archaic ancestry: two coursers of ethereal race. Although ideas of race are centuries old, it was not until the 19th century that attempts to systematize racial divisions were made. Ideas of supposed racial superiority and social Darwinism reached their culmination in Nazi ideology of the 1930s and gave pseudoscientific justification to policies and attitudes of discrimination, exploitation, slavery, and extermination. Theories of race asserting a link between racial type and intelligence are now discredited. Scientifically it is accepted as obvious that there are subdivisions of the human species, but it is also clear that genetic variation between individuals of the same race can be as great as that between members of different races. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (denoting a group with common features ): via French from Italian razza, of unknown ultimate origin. usage: In recent years, the associations of race with the ideologies and theories that grew out of the work of 19th -century anthropologists and physiologists has led to the word race itself becoming problematic. Although still used in general contexts ( race relations, racial equality ), it is now often replaced by other words that are less emotionally charged, such as people (s ) or community .
race
race 3 |reɪs | ▶noun dated a ginger root. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French rais, from Latin radix, radic- ‘root ’.
race car
race car |reɪs kɑr | ▶noun an automobile built or modified for racing.
racecard
race |card |ˈreɪskɑːd | ▶noun a programme giving information about the races scheduled for a particular race meeting.
racecourse
race course |ˈrāsˌkôrs ˈreɪsˌkɔrs | ▶noun a racetrack.
race driver
race driv er ▶noun a person who drives race cars as a profession.
racegoer
race |goer |ˈreɪsgəʊə | ▶noun a person attending a race meeting, especially one who does so frequently.
racehorse
race horse |ˈrāsˌhôrs ˈreɪsˌhɔrs | ▶noun a horse bred, trained, and kept for racing.
racemate
race mate |ˈrāsˌmāt ˈreɪsmeɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a racemic mixture.
raceme
ra ceme |rāˈsēm, rə -reɪˈsim | ▶noun Botany a flower cluster with the separate flowers attached by short equal stalks at equal distances along a central stem. The flowers at the base of the central stem develop first. Compare with cyme and spike 2. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin racemus ‘bunch of grapes. ’
race meeting
race meet |ing ▶noun Brit. a sporting event consisting of a series of races, typically horse races, held at a particular course over one or more days.
race memory
race mem o ry ▶noun a supposedly inherited subconscious memory of events in human history or prehistory.
racemic
ra ce mic |rāˈsēmik, rə -reɪˈsimɪk | ▶adjective Chemistry composed of dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms of a compound in equal proportion. DERIVATIVES rac e mize |rāˈsēˌmīz, rəˈsē -, ˈrasə - |verb ORIGIN early 19th cent. (in racemic acid ): from French racémique ‘derived from grape juice ’ (originally referring to tartaric acid in this ) + -ic .
racemose
rac e mose |ˈrasəˌmōs, ˈrasəˌmōz ˈræsəmoʊs | ▶adjective Botany (of a flower cluster ) taking the form of a raceme. • Anatomy (esp. of compound glands ) having the form of a cluster. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin racemosus, from racemus (see raceme ).
race music
race mu sic ▶noun dated music popular among or played by black people, esp. jazz and blues.
racer
rac er |ˈrāsər ˈreɪsər | ▶noun 1 an animal or means of transportation bred or designed esp. for racing: tall-masted ocean racers. • a person who competes in races. 2 a fast-moving, harmless, and typically slender-bodied snake. [Several genera in the family Colubridae: genus Coluber, including the American C. constrictor and the European C. gemonensis (see also whip snake ), and the Asian genera Ptyas and Argyrogena (also called rat snake ). ] 3 a circular horizontal rail along which the carriage or traversing platform of a heavy gun moves.
racerback
rac er back |ˈrāsərˌbak ˈreɪsərbæk | ▶noun [ as modifier ] denoting an article of clothing with a T-shaped back behind the shoulder blades to allow ease of movement in sports.
race relations
race re la tions |ˈreɪs rəˈˌleɪʃənz | ▶plural noun relations between members or communities of different races within one country.
race riot
race ri ot |ˈreɪs ˌraɪət | ▶noun a public outbreak of violence between two racial groups in a community.
racerunner
race run ner |ˈrāsˌrənər ˈreɪsrənər | ▶noun any of a number of fast-moving active lizards with longitudinal markings and a pointed snout, in particular: [● an American lizard (genus Cnemidophorus, family Teiidae ).]
racetrack
race track |ˈrāsˌtrak ˈreɪsˌtræk | ▶noun a ground or track for horse or dog racing. • a track for auto racing.
raceway
race way |ˈrāsˌwā ˈreɪsˌweɪ | ▶noun 1 a track or channel along which something runs, in particular: • a water channel, esp. an artificial one of running water in which fish are reared. • a groove or race in which bearings run. • a pipe or tubing enclosing electric wires. 2 a track for trotting, pacing, or harness racing. • a track for auto racing.
Oxford Dictionary
race
race 1 |reɪs | ▶noun 1 a competition between runners, horses, vehicles, etc. to see which is the fastest in covering a set course: Hill started from pole position and won the race. • (the races ) a series of races for horses or dogs, held at a fixed time on a set course. • [ in sing. ] a situation in which individuals or groups compete to be first to achieve a particular objective: the race for nuclear power. • archaic the course of the sun or moon through the heavens. 2 a strong or rapid current flowing through a narrow channel in the sea or a river: angling for tuna in turbulent tidal races. 3 a groove, channel, or passage, in particular: • a water channel, especially one built to lead water to or from a point where its energy is utilized, as in a mill or mine. • a smooth ring-shaped groove or guide in which a ball bearing or roller bearing runs. • a fenced passageway in a stockyard through which animals pass singly for branding, loading, washing, etc. • (in weaving ) the channel along which the shuttle moves. ▶verb 1 [ no obj. ] compete with another or others to see who is fastest at covering a set course or achieving an objective: the vet took blood samples from the horses before they raced | [ with obj. ] : two drivers raced each other through a housing estate. • compete regularly in races as a sport or leisure activity: next year, he raced again for the team. • [ with obj. ] prepare and enter (an animal or vehicle ) for races: he raced his three horses simply for the fun of it. 2 [ no obj., with adverbial ] move or progress swiftly or at full speed: I raced into the house | figurative : she spoke automatically, while her mind raced ahead. • operate or cause to operate at excessive speed: [ no obj. ] : the truck came to rest against a tree with its engine racing. • [ no obj. ] (of a person's heart or pulse ) beat faster than usual because of fear or excitement. PHRASES be at the races (or Austral. /NZ in the race ) [ usu. with negative ] Brit. informal competing with a chance of success: they were never quite at the races against Rangers. with you dressed up, none of us others will be in the race. a race against time a situation in which something must be done before a particular point in time: it was a race against time to reach shore before the dinghy sank. ORIGIN late Old English, from Old Norse rás ‘current ’. It was originally a northern English word with the sense ‘rapid forward movement ’, which gave rise to the senses ‘contest of speed ’ (early 16th cent. ) and ‘channel, path ’ (i.e. the space traversed ). The verb dates from the late 15th cent.
race
race 2 |reɪs | ▶noun each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics: people of all races, colours, and creeds. • [ mass noun ] the fact or condition of belonging to a racial division or group; the qualities or characteristics associated with this. • a group of people sharing the same culture, history, language, etc. ; an ethnic group: we Scots were a bloodthirsty race then. • a group or set of people or things with a common feature or features: some male firefighters still regarded women as a race apart . • Biology a population within a species that is distinct in some way, especially a subspecies: people have killed so many tigers that two races are probably extinct. • (in non-technical use ) each of the major divisions of living creatures: a member of the human race | the race of birds. • literary a group of people descended from a common ancestor: a prince of the race of Solomon. • [ mass noun ] archaic ancestry: two coursers of ethereal race. Although ideas of race are centuries old, it was not until the 19th century that attempts to systematize racial divisions were made. Ideas of supposed racial superiority and social Darwinism reached their culmination in Nazi ideology of the 1930s and gave pseudoscientific justification to policies and attitudes of discrimination, exploitation, slavery, and extermination. Theories of race asserting a link between racial type and intelligence are now discredited. Scientifically it is accepted as obvious that there are subdivisions of the human species, but it is also clear that genetic variation between individuals of the same race can be as great as that between members of different races. ORIGIN early 16th cent. (denoting a group with common features ): via French from Italian razza, of unknown ultimate origin. usage: In recent years, the associations of race with the ideologies and theories that grew out of the work of 19th -century anthropologists and physiologists has led to the use of the word race itself becoming problematic. Although still used in general contexts, it is now often replaced by other words which are less emotionally charged, such as people (s ) or community .
race
race 3 |reɪs | ▶noun dated a ginger root. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French rais, from Latin radix, radic- ‘root ’.
race car
race car |reɪs kɑr | ▶noun an automobile built or modified for racing.
racecard
race |card |ˈreɪskɑːd | ▶noun a programme giving information about the races scheduled for a particular race meeting.
racecourse
race |course |ˈreɪskɔːs | ▶noun a ground or track for horse or dog racing.
race driver
race driv er ▶noun a person who drives race cars as a profession.
racegoer
race |goer |ˈreɪsgəʊə | ▶noun a person attending a race meeting, especially one who does so frequently.
racehorse
race |horse |ˈreɪshɔːs | ▶noun a horse bred, trained, and kept for racing.
racemate
racemate |ˈrasɪmeɪt | ▶noun Chemistry a racemic mixture.
raceme
raceme |ˈrasiːm, rəˈsiːm | ▶noun Botany a flower cluster with the separate flowers attached by short equal stalks at equal distances along a central stem. The flowers at the base of the central stem develop first. Compare with cyme and spike 2. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Latin racemus ‘bunch of grapes ’.
race meeting
race meet |ing ▶noun Brit. a sporting event consisting of a series of races, typically horse races, held at a particular course over one or more days.
race memory
race mem ¦ory ▶noun a supposedly inherited subconscious memory of events in human history or prehistory.
racemic
racemic |rəˈsiːmɪk, rəˈsɛmɪk | ▶adjective Chemistry composed of dextrorotatory and laevorotatory forms of a compound in equal proportion. DERIVATIVES racemize |ˈrasɪmʌɪz |(also racemise ) verb ORIGIN early 19th cent. (in racemic acid ): from French racémique ‘derived from grape juice ’ (originally referring to tartaric acid in this ) + -ic .
racemose
racemose |ˈrasɪməʊs, -z | ▶adjective Botany (of a flower cluster ) taking the form of a raceme. • Anatomy (especially of compound glands ) having the form of a cluster. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin racemosus, from racemus (see raceme ).
race music
race music ▶noun [ mass noun ] US dated music popular among or played by black people, especially jazz and blues.
racer
racer |ˈreɪsə | ▶noun 1 an animal or means of transport bred or designed for racing: tall-masted ocean racers. • a person who competes in races. • [ as modifier ] another term for racerback: a racer bra. 2 a fast-moving, harmless, and typically slender-bodied snake. ●Several genera in the family Colubridae: genus Coluber, including the American C. constrictor and the European C. gemonensis (see also whip snake ), and the Asian genera Ptyas and Argyrogena (also called rat snake ). 3 a circular horizontal rail along which the carriage or traversing platform of a heavy gun moves.
racerback
racerback |ˈreɪsəbak | ▶noun [ as modifier ] denoting an article of clothing, typically a singlet, swimsuit, or bra, in which the shoulder straps are joined between the shoulder blades: a racerback tee.
race relations
race re |la ¦tions ▶plural noun relations between members or communities of different races within one country.
race riot
race riot ▶noun a public outbreak of violence due to racial antagonism.
racerunner
race |run ¦ner |ˈreɪsrʌnə | ▶noun any of a number of fast-moving active lizards with longitudinal markings and a pointed snout, in particular: ● an American lizard (genus Cnemidophorus, family Teiidae ). ● ( desert racerunner ) an East European lizard (Eremias arguta, family Lacertidae ).
racetrack
race |track |ˈreɪstrak | ▶noun a racecourse. • a track for motor racing.
raceway
race |way |ˈreɪsweɪ | ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. 1 a water channel, especially an artificial one of running water in which fish are reared. • a groove or race in which bearings run. • a pipe or tubing enclosing electric wires. 2 a track for trotting, pacing, or harness racing. • a track for motor racing.
American Oxford Thesaurus
race
race 1 noun 1 Sasha won the race: contest, competition, event, heat, trial (s ). 2 the race for naval domination: competition, rivalry, contention; quest. 3 the water in the race: channel, waterway, millrace, raceway, conduit, sluice, chute, spillway. ▶verb 1 he will race in the final: compete, contend; run. 2 Claire raced after him: hurry, dash, rush, run, sprint, bolt, dart, gallop, career, charge, shoot, hurtle, careen, hare, fly, speed, scurry; informal tear, take off, belt, pelt, scoot, hotfoot it, leg it, hightail it. 3 her heart was racing: pound, beat rapidly, throb, pulsate, thud, thump, hammer, palpitate, flutter, pitter-patter, go pit-a-pat, quiver, pump.
race
race 2 noun 1 students of many different races: ethnic group, racial type, origin, ethnic origin, color. 2 a bloodthirsty race: people, nation.
Oxford Thesaurus
race
race 1 noun 1 Dave won the race and Andy came second: contest, competition; relay, event, fixture, heat, rally, trial, time trial, head-to-head. 2 the race for naval domination accelerated: competition, contest, rivalry, contention, quest. 3 the brook was diverted into the mill race: channel, waterway, watercourse, conduit, sluice, spillway, aqueduct. ▶verb 1 Jimmy will race in the semi-finals: compete, take part in a race, run, contend. 2 dogs would race the train furiously: compete against, have a race with, run against, be pitted against, try to beat. 3 Cally raced after him: hurry, dash, run, rush, sprint, bolt, dart, gallop, career, charge, shoot, hurtle, hare, bound, fly, speed, zoom, go hell for leather, pound, streak, scurry, scuttle, scamper, scramble, make haste, hasten, lose no time, spank along, really move; informal tear, belt, pelt, scoot, zap, zip, whip, step on it, get a move on, hotfoot it, leg it, steam, put on some speed, go like a bat out of hell, burn rubber; Brit. informal bomb, bucket, put one's foot down; Scottish informal wheech; N. Amer. informal boogie, hightail it, clip, barrel, get the lead out; informal, dated cut along; N. Amer. vulgar slang drag /tear /haul ass; literary fleet; archaic post, hie, haste. 4 she tried to calm herself, but her heart was racing: beat rapidly, pound, throb, pulsate, pulse, thud, thump, hammer, palpitate, flutter, pitter-patter, go pit-a-pat, quiver, vibrate, pump, pant, thrill; rare quop.
race
race 2 noun 1 the school has pupils of many different races: ethnic group, racial type, (ethnic ) origin. 2 we Scots were a bloodthirsty race then: people, nation. 3 a new race of novelists had appeared: group, type, sort, class, kind, variety, ilk, genre, cast, style, brand, vintage, order, breed, species, generation. 4 literary a prince of the race of Solomon: family, line, lineage, house, dynasty, stock, blood, folk, clan, tribe; ancestry, descent, bloodline; progeny, offspring, issue. WORD LINKS race ethnocide, genocide killing of a race Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
French Dictionary
racé
racé , ée adj. adjectif 1 De race pure, en parlant d ’un animal. : Un cheval racé. 2 D ’une distinction naturelle, en parlant d ’une personne. : Une jeune fille racée et gracieuse.
race
race n. f. nom féminin 1 Groupe de personnes présentant des caractères communs. Note Typographique Les noms de races s ’écrivent avec une majuscule. Un Blanc, une Noire, les Jaunes. 2 Subdivision de l ’espèce zoologique. : La race canine. LOCUTION De race De race pure. : Des chiens, des chevaux de race. ANTONYME bâtard .
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
race
race 1 /reɪs /〖「走ること 」＞「競走 」〗(名 形 )racing 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /C 1 «…間の /…との » 競走, レース «between /against , with » (!「100メートル競走 」 は the 100 -meter dashという ) ▸ win [lose ] a race 競走に勝つ [負ける ]▸ run [have ] a race 競走する ▸ a horse [bicycle ] race 競馬 [自転車レース ]▸ come (in ) second in the swimming [car ] race 競泳 [カーレース ]で2着になる ▸ a race car ｟主に米 ｠レーシングカー 2 a. 〖通例単数形で 〗 «…のための /…するための » 競争 , 戦い «for /to do » ▸ a race for governor [promotion ]知事選挙戦 [出世競争 ]▸ The race is on to find a cure for AIDS .エイズの治療法を発見すべく競争が始まっている ▸ the arms race 軍拡競争 ▸ the presidential race ｟米 ｠大統領選挙戦 ▸ a race against time [the clock ]時間との競争 [闘い ]b. とても急ぐこと , 急務 .3 〖the ～s 〗競馬 (大会 ), ドッグレース ; 競馬場 ▸ win at the races 競馬で勝つ 4 (用 )水路 ; 急流 .5 ｟文 ｠(時 人生の )経過 ; (天体の )運行 .6 ｟豪 ｠(羊を選別場に追い込む )柵 （さく ）で囲んだ通路 .be in [out of ] the r á ce 成功の見込みがある [ない ].動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-t /; racing 自動詞 1 «…と » 競走する ; 競争する «against , with » ▸ race against Senna in the F1 championship F1選手権でセナと争う ▸ race to develop new drugs 新薬開発を競う 2 〖～ (+副詞 )〗急いで行く , 疾走する ; 〈思考などが 〉駆けめぐる ; 〈事態などが 〉 (ある状態に )急速に向かう (!副詞 は方向 場所などの表現 ) ▸ race down the stairs [through the streets ]急いで階段を駆け降りる [通りを駆け抜ける ]▸ race home 家路を急ぐ ▸ Three days raced by [past ].3日間がまたたく間に過ぎ去った 3 (恐怖 興奮などで )〈心臓 脈拍などが 〉速まる ; 〈頭などが 〉活発に働く ▸ My heart is still racing .心臓がまだどきどきしている 4 〈エンジン 車輪が 〉空回りする .他動詞 1 〖～ A (+副詞 )〗A 〈人 〉と競走する ▸ I'll race you to that tree .あの木まで競走しよう 2 〈動物 車など 〉を (レースで )競走させる , 出走させる ▸ race one's horse 自分の馬をレースに出す 3 〖～ A (+副詞 )〗A 〈人 物など 〉を急いで運ぶ ; A 〈車など 〉を全速力で走らせる ; A 〈議案など 〉を急いで通過させる (!副詞 は方向 場所などの表現 ) ▸ be raced to the hospital 病院へ急いで搬送される ▸ race a bill through the House 法案を急いで下院を通過させる 4 〈エンジン 車輪 〉を空回りさせる, 吹かす .～́ c à rd ｟英 ｠(競馬の )出馬表 .～́ m è eting ｟英 ｠競馬 (大会 ).～́ r ù nner 〘動 〙ハシリトカゲ 〘北米産 〙.
race
race 2 /reɪs /〖＜フランス; 同族 〗(形 )racial 名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 C U 人種 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗人種の ▸ people of all races あらゆる人種の人々 ▸ a mixed- race marriage 異人種間の結婚 ▸ discrimination against race ≒race discrimination 人種差別 類義 raceとnation, people, tribe race は同じ皮膚の色 肉体的特徴を持つ集団で, Caucasian, Negroid, Mongolian, Polynesianに大別されるが, 近年ではこの語はpeople (s )やcommunityで代用する場合も多い. nation は歴史 言語を共有し同一地域に生活する集団. people は一国の国民などをさし, raceやnationの意で用いられる. tribe はnationより小規模で, 風俗 言語を共有し, しばしば伝統的な生活様式に従っている集団 .2 C U 民族 , 種族 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗民族 [種族 ]の ▸ the Irish races アイルランド系民族 3 C (生物の )類 , 種族 ▸ the human race 人類 ▸ a new race of birds 新種の鳥類 4 C (人間の )集団 , 仲間 .5 U 一族 , 血統 (family ); 子孫 .pl à y the r á ce c à rd 人種差別的な発言をする [ことを書く ].～́ rel à tions 〖複数扱い 〗(同一国内の )人種関係 .R -̀ Rel á tions À ct ｟米 ｠〖the ～〗(人種 国籍の間の不平等を是正する )人種関係法令 .～́ r ì ot 人種暴動 .
race-baiting
r á ce-b à it ing 名詞 U 人種攻撃 .
racecourse
r á ce c ò urse 名詞 C 1 ｟英 ｠競馬場 (｟米 ｠racetrack ).2 競走場 .
racehorse
r á ce h ò rse 名詞 C 競走馬 .
racer
rac er /réɪsə r /名詞 C 1 レーサー ; 競走馬 .2 (レース用の )車 [ボート, 自転車など ].3 動きの速い動物 .
racetrack
r á ce tr à ck 名詞 C 1 競走場 .2 ｟米 ｠競馬場 (｟英 ｠racecourse ).
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