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Oscine
- adjective - of or relating to the songbirds
- passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
Pacify
- verb -
- fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"
- make calm
- Soothe
Pacing
- verb - (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
- go at a pace; "The horse paced"
- measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
- regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"
- walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall"
- walking with slow regular strides
Picine
- - Of or pertaining to the woodpeckers (Pici), or to the Piciformes.
Racial
- adjective - of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups; "racial differences"; "racial discrimination"
- of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people; "racial groups"
Racier
- adjective - designed or suitable for competing in a race
- full of zest or vigour;
- marked by richness and fullness of flavor; "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"
- suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink"; "naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story"; "spicy gossip"
Racily
- adverb - in a racy manner; "racily vernacular language"
Racine
- noun - a city in southeastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan to the south of Milwaukee
- French advocate of Jansenism; tragedian who based his works on Greek and Roman themes (1639-1699)
- French word for root
Racing
- verb - cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
- compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first"
- move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
- the sport of engaging in contests of speed
- to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS"
Racism
- noun - discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
- the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races