Ace vs. Race

Acenoun

A single point or spot on a playing card or die.

Racenoun

A contest between people, animals, vehicles, etc. where the goal is to be the first to reach some objective. Example: Several horses run in a horse race, and the first one to reach the finishing post wins

‘The race around the park was won by Johnny, who ran faster than the others.’; ‘We had a race to see who could finish the book the quickest.’;

Acenoun

A card or die face so marked.

‘I have the ace of diamonds.’;

Racenoun

Swift progress; rapid motion; an instance of moving or driving at high speed.

Acenoun

The ball marked with the number 1 in pool and related games.

Racenoun

(computing) A race condition.

Acenoun

A dollar bill.

Racenoun

A progressive movement toward a goal.

‘the race to cure cancer’;

Acenoun

A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.

Racenoun

A fast-moving current of water, such as that which powers a mill wheel.

Acenoun

(tennis) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.

Racenoun

A water channel, esp. one built to lead water to or from a point where it is utilised.

Acenoun

(sports) A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.

Racenoun

Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life.

Acenoun

The best pitcher on the team.

Racenoun

The bushings of a rolling element bearing which contacts the rolling elements.

Acenoun

A run.

Racenoun

A group of sentient beings, particularly people, distinguished by common ancestry, heritage or characteristics:

Acenoun

A hole in one.

Racenoun

A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage compare ethnic group. See Wikipedia's article on historical definitions of race.

Acenoun

An expert at something.

‘an ace detective’;

Racenoun

A large group of people distinguished from others on the basis of common physical characteristics, such as skin color or hair type.

‘Race was a significant issue during apartheid in South Africa.’; ‘The Native Americans colonized the New World in several waves from Asia, and thus they are considered part of the same Mongoloid race.’;

Acenoun

A military aircraft pilot who is credited with shooting down many enemy aircraft, typically five or more.

Racenoun

A large group of sentient beings distinguished from others on the basis of a common heritage compare species, subspecies.

‘A treaty was concluded between the race of elves and the race of men.’;

Acenoun

(US) A perfect score on a school exam.

Racenoun

A group of people distinguished from others on the basis of shared social characteristics.

Acenoun

Any of various hesperiid butterflies.

Racenoun

(taxonomy) A population geographically separated from others of its species that develops significantly different characteristics; an informal term for a subspecies.

Acenoun

A quark.

Racenoun

A breed or strain of domesticated animal.

Acenoun

(slang) A person who is asexual.

Racenoun

(figuratively) 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 race of entrepreneur.’; ‘Recent developments in artificial intelligence has brought about a new race of robots that can perform household chores without supervision.’;

Aceverb

To pass (a test, interviews etc.) perfectly.

Racenoun

(obsolete) Peculiar flavour, taste, or strength, as of wine; that quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavour.

Aceverb

(tennis) To win a point by an ace.

Racenoun

(obsolete) Characteristic quality or disposition.

Aceverb

(golf) To make an ace (hole in one).

Racenoun

A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.

Aceadjective

Excellent.

Raceverb

(intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).

‘The drivers were racing around the track.’;

Aceadjective

(slang) Asexual. not experiencing sexual attraction

Raceverb

(transitive) To compete against in such a race.

‘I raced him to the car, but he was there first, so he got to ride shotgun.’;

Acenoun

A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.

Raceverb

(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.’;

Acenoun

Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an atom; a jot.

‘I 'll not wag an ace further.’;

Raceverb

(intransitive) Of a motor, to run rapidly when not engaged to a transmission.

Acenoun

A single point won by a stroke, as in handball, rackets, etc.; in tennis, frequently, a point won by a service stroke.

Raceverb

To raze.

Ace

of the highest quality

Raceverb

To run swiftly; to contend in a race; as, the animals raced over the ground; the ships raced from port to port.

Aceverb

to get a grade of "A"; as, to ace an exam.

Raceverb

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.

Acenoun

the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number;

‘he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it’; ‘they had lunch at one’;

Raceverb

To cause to contend in a race; to drive at high speed; as, to race horses.

Acenoun

one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face

Raceverb

To run a race with.

Acenoun

someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Racenoun

A root.

Acenoun

a major strategic headquarters of NATO; safeguards an are extending from Norway to Turkey

Racenoun

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.’; ‘Whence the long race of Alban fathers come.’;

Acenoun

a serve that the receiver is unable to reach

Racenoun

Company; herd; breed.

‘For do but note a wild and wanton herd,Or race of youthful and unhandled colts,Fetching mad bounds.’;

Aceverb

succeed at easily;

‘She sailed through her exams’; ‘You will pass with flying colors’; ‘She nailed her astrophysics course’;

Racenoun

A variety of such fixed character that it may be propagated by seed.

Aceverb

score an ace against;

‘He aced his opponents’;

Racenoun

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.

‘Is it [the wine] of the right race ?’;

Aceverb

play (a hole) in one stroke

Racenoun

Hence, characteristic quality or disposition.

‘And now I give my sensual race the rein.’; ‘Some . . . great race of fancy or judgment.’;

Aceverb

serve an ace against (someone)

Racenoun

A progress; a course; a movement or progression.

Aceadjective

of the highest quality;

‘an ace reporter’; ‘a crack shot’; ‘a first-rate golfer’; ‘a super party’; ‘played top-notch tennis’; ‘an athlete in tiptop condition’; ‘she is absolutely tops’;

Racenoun

Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running.

‘The flight of many birds is swifter than the race of any beasts.’;

Ace

An ace is a playing card, die or domino with a single pip. In the standard French deck, an ace has a single suit symbol (a heart, diamond, spade, or club) located in the middle of the card, sometimes large and decorated, especially in the case of the ace of spades.

Racenoun

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.’; ‘I wield the gauntlet, and I run the race.’;

Racenoun

Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged; hence, career; course of life.

‘My race of glory run, and race of shame.’;

Racenoun

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.

Racenoun

The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the channel in which it flows; a mill race.

Racenoun

A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc.

Racenoun

any competition;

‘the race for the presidency’;

Racenoun

people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock;

‘some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings’;

Racenoun

a contest of speed;

‘the race is to the swift’;

Racenoun

the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller

Racenoun

(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

Racenoun

a canal for a current of water

Raceverb

step on it;

‘He rushed down the hall to receive his guests’; ‘The cars raced down the street’;

Raceverb

compete in a race;

‘he is running the Marathon this year’; ‘let's race and see who gets there first’;

Raceverb

to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others;

‘We are racing to find a cure for AIDS’;

Raceverb

cause to move fast or to rush or race;

‘The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze’;

Racenoun

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’;

Racenoun

a series of races for horses or dogs, held at a fixed time on a set course.

Racenoun

a situation in which individuals or groups compete to be first to achieve a particular objective

‘the race for nuclear power’;

Racenoun

the course of the sun or moon through the heavens

‘the industrious sun already half his race hath run’;

Racenoun

a strong or rapid current flowing through a narrow channel in the sea or a river

‘angling for tuna in turbulent tidal races’;

Racenoun

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.

Racenoun

a smooth ring-shaped groove or guide in which a ball bearing or roller bearing runs.

Racenoun

a fenced passageway in a stockyard through which animals pass singly for branding, loading, washing, etc.

Racenoun

(in weaving) the channel along which the shuttle moves.

Racenoun

each of the major divisions of humankind, having distinct physical characteristics

‘people of all races, colours, and creeds’;

Racenoun

the fact or condition of belonging to a racial division or group; the qualities or characteristics associated with this.

Racenoun

a group of people sharing the same culture, history, language, etc.; an ethnic group

‘we Scots were a bloodthirsty race then’;

Racenoun

a group or set of people or things with a common feature or features

‘the upper classes thought of themselves as a race apart’;

Racenoun

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’;

Racenoun

(in non-technical use) each of the major divisions of living creatures

‘a member of the human race’; ‘the race of birds’;

Racenoun

a group of people descended from a common ancestor

‘a prince of the race of Solomon’;

Racenoun

ancestry

‘two coursers of ethereal race’;

Racenoun

a ginger root.

Raceverb

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’; ‘two drivers raced each other through a housing estate’;

Raceverb

compete regularly in races as a sport or leisure activity

‘next year, he raced again for the team’;

Raceverb

prepare and enter (an animal or vehicle) for races

‘he raced his three horses simply for the fun of it’;

Raceverb

move or progress swiftly or at full speed

‘I raced into the house’; ‘she spoke automatically, while her mind raced ahead’;

Raceverb

operate or cause to operate at excessive speed

‘the truck came to rest against a tree with its engine racing’;

Raceverb

(of a person's heart or pulse) beat faster than usual because of fear or excitement.