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Pawls
- noun - a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
Pawns
- noun - (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
- a person used by another to gain an end
- an article deposited as security
- borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
- leave as a guarantee in return for money; "pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
Paxes
- noun - (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist
Races
- noun - (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
- a canal for a current of water
- a contest of speed; "the race is to the swift"
- any competition; "the race for the presidency"
- 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"
- ginger root
- move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
- 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"
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others; "We are racing to find a cure for
Racks
- noun - a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body
- a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately
- a support for displaying various articles; "the newspapers were arranged on a rack"
- an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims
- draw off from the lees; "rack wine"
- fly in high wind
- framework for holding objects
- go at a rack; "the horses single-footed"
- obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"
- put on a rack and pinion; "rack a camera"
- rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton
- run before a gale
- seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block
- stretch to the
Rafts
- noun - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
- a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
- a large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"
- make into a raft; "raft these logs"
- transport on a raft; "raft wood down a river"
- travel by raft in water; "Raft the Colorado River"
Rages
- noun - a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"
- a state of extreme anger; "she fell into a rage and refused to answer"
- an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
- be violent; as of fires and storms
- behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
- feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"
- Fury
- something that is desired intensely; "his rage for fame destroyed him"
- violent state of the elements; "the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks"
Ragis
- noun - East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient
Raids
- noun - a sudden short attack
- an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
- enter someone else's territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly"
- search for something needed or desired; "Our babysitter raided our refrigerator"
- search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house"
- take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock; "T. Boone Pickens raided many large companies"