frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

infuriated, frenetic, berserk: Please don't mention politics to
Nigel - he gets rabid on the subject. 2 hydrophobic, mad:
Animals from abroad are kept in quarantine to make sure they are
not rabid.
race° n. 1 foot-race, horse-race, marathon, rally or rallye;
competition, contest, rivalry, contention: How many will be
running in Saturday's race? Several countries had joined the
race to complete a workable anti-gravity device. 2 sluice,
flume, chute, watercourse, course, channel, bed, mill-race,
raceway, spillway; track: The water in the race enabled us to
wash the sand in order to extract the gold. The ball-bearings
don't fall out because they are retained in the race. 3 the
races. horse-races, dog-races, the dogs, the track, the turf,
Brit racecourse, race meeting, US racetrack: We're off to the
races at Newmarket.
--v. 4 speed, hurry, hasten, dash, sprint, fly, rush, scramble,
step lively, Colloq tear, rip, zip, step on the gas, step on it,
hop to it, get a move on, Brit hare, US get a wiggle on: You're
going to have to race to catch the last bus. 5 compete (with):
I'll race you to the gate and back.
raceý n. 1 stock, line, lineage, type, tribe, nation, people, folk,
clan, family: The citizens constitute a mix of all imaginable
races. 2 blood, descent, breed, kin, family, stock, line,
lineage: You say you are liberal, but how would you feel about
your daughter's marrying someone of a different race?
racial adj. ethnic, genetic, genealogical, ethnological, folk; tribal;
national: Bigots emphasize racial differences rather than
racial similarities.
rack n. 1 framework, frame, trestle, holder, support; stand,
scaffold, scaffolding, structure, hat-rack, hatstand, coat-rack,
Technical stretcher, tenter, US hat-tree: The fish are hung out
on long racks in the sun to dry. Please take your luggage off
the seat and put it on the overhead rack. 2 suffering, torment,
torture, agony, anguish, pain, misery, distress, affliction,
scourge, adversity: Only those who have experienced it can know
the severe rack of gout.
--v. 3 distress, torment, torture, agonize, oppress, pain,