RAZE

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

Example: "The race around the park was won by johnny, who ran faster than the others."

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

A race condition.

A progressive movement toward a goal.

Example: "The race to cure cancer"

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

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

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

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

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

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

A breed or strain of domesticated animal.

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).

Example: "Recent developments in artificial intelligence has brought about a new race of robots that can perform household chores without supervision."

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.

Characteristic quality or disposition.

A rhizome or root, especially of ginger.

A swinging fence in a watercourse to prevent cattle passing through.