Word

race, n.
(races)
freq. cnt. 18

a contest of speed
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

race

sample sentences

"the race is to the swift"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

racy race

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hypernym

contest, competition

hyponym

automobile race, auto race, car race bicycle race, bike race boat race burnup chariot race dog racing run, footrace, foot race freestyle cross country heat horse race potato race sack race scratch race ski race, skiing race relay, relay race repechage

any competition
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6

race

sample sentences

"the race for the presidency"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

race

semantic pointers

hypernym

contest, competition

hyponym

arms race campaign, political campaign, run

people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4

race

sample sentences

"some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

racial

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hypernym

group, grouping

hyponym

master race, Herrenvolk

(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

race subspecies

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

biology, biological science

hypernym

taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon

a canal for a current of water
<noun.artifact>

race raceway

semantic pointers

hypernym

canal

the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
<noun.phenomenon>

airstream backwash race slipstream wash

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hypernym

flow