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noun
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage.
- The Anglo-Saxon
- A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common, genetically linked, physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.
- Race was a significant issue during apartheid in South Africa.
- (context, controversial usage) One of the categories from the many subcategorizations of the human species. See Wikipedia's article on w:Race_(historical_definitions), historical definitions of race.
- The Native Americans colonized the New World in several waves from Asia, and thus they are part of the same Mongoloid .
- (biology) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; informal for subspecies.
- A breed or strain of domesticated animal.
- (figurative) A category or species of something that has emerged or evolved from an older one (with an implied parallel to animal breeding or evolutionary science).
- The advent of the Internet has brought about a new of entrepreneur.
- Recent developments in artificial intelligence has brought about a new of robots that can perform household chores without supervision.
verb (rac, ing)
- (intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
- (intransitive) To move or drive at high speed.
- As soon as it was time to go home, he raced for the door.
- Her heart was racing as she peered into the dimly lit room.
- (intransitive) Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.
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noun
- red, Red coloured wine made mostly from black grapes including the skin.
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noun
- (uncountable) A Greek resinated white or rosé wine, that has been produced for at least 2700 years.
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| Rich |
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proper noun
- (given name, male); diminutive of Richard.
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| Riesling |
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noun
- a variety of Grape grown especially in Germany and other relatively cool areas
- a white wine made from this grape (often slightly sweet)
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| rim |
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noun
- An edge around something, especially when circular.
verb , rimmed, rimming
- to lick the anus of a partner as part of the sexual act.
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| Rioja |
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noun
- the wine (mostly red) of that region
proper noun
- the region, w:La Rioja, La Rioja in northern Spain
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| Rose |
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proper noun
- (given name, female), vernacular form of the medieval Rosa, reinforced by the English noun rose
- A diminutive of the given name Rosemary
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| Ruby |
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proper noun
- (given name, female)
- (computing) A programming language.
- (CockneyRS?) A curry, short for Ruby Murray.
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| rum |
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noun
- (uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.
- "The Royal Navy used to issue a ration to sailors."
- (countable) A serving of rum.
- "Jake tossed down three rums."
- (countable) A kind or brand of rum.
- "Bundaburg is one of my favourite rums."
adjective (rumm, er)
- (context, British) strange, Strange, peculiar.
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| rye |
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noun
- A grass, Secale cereale, or its grains used for food and fodder. Scientific name: Secale cereale.
- Rye whisky.
- Rye bread.
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