| posterity | | |
| n. (group) | 1. descendants, posterity | all of the offspring of a given progenitor.; "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity" |
| ~ biological group | a group of plants or animals. |
| n. (group) | 2. posterity | all future generations. |
| ~ generation | group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent. |
| racial | | |
| adj. (pertain) | 1. racial | of or related to genetically distinguished groups of people.; "racial groups" |
| adj. | 2. racial | of or characteristic of race or races or arising from differences among groups.; "racial differences"; "racial discrimination" |
| ~ biracial | consisting of or combining two races.; "a biracial committee" |
| ~ interracial | between races.; "interracial conflict" |
| ~ multiracial | made up of or involving or acting on behalf of various races.; "a multiracial society"; "multiracial government" |
| ~ racist | based on racial intolerance.; "racist remarks" |
| descendant | | |
| n. (person) | 1. descendant, descendent | a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race. |
| ~ child | a member of a clan or tribe.; "the children of Israel" |
| ~ relative, relation | a person related by blood or marriage.; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" |
| ~ scion | a descendent or heir.; "a scion of royal stock" |
| adj. | 2. descendant, descendent | going or coming down. |
| ~ descending | coming down or downward. |
| adj. | 3. descendant, descendent | proceeding by descent from an ancestor.; "descendent gene" |
| ~ related | connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage. |
| descent | | |
| n. (event) | 1. descent | a movement downward. |
| ~ change of location, travel | a movement through space that changes the location of something. |
| ~ drop, fall | a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity.; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" |
| ~ lightening | descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped. |
| ~ set | the descent of a heavenly body below the horizon.; "before the set of sun" |
| ~ cascade, shower | a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower.; "a little shower of rose petals"; "a sudden cascade of sparks" |
| ~ sinking | a descent as through liquid (especially through water).; "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic" |
| ~ slide | (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.. |
| n. (attribute) | 2. descent, extraction, origin | properties attributable to your ancestry.; "he comes from good origins" |
| ~ ancestry, filiation, derivation, lineage | inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline. |
| ~ full blood | descent from parents both of one pure breed. |
| n. (act) | 3. descent | the act of changing your location in a downward direction. |
| ~ movement, move, motion | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| ~ parachuting, jump | descent with a parachute.; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army" |
| ~ nose dive, nosedive, dive | a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft. |
| ~ abseil, rappel | (mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body. |
| ~ swoop | a swift descent through the air. |
| ~ crash dive | a rapid descent by a submarine. |
| ~ drop | the act of dropping something.; "they expected the drop would be successful" |
| ~ collapse, flop | the act of throwing yourself down.; "he landed on the bed with a great flop" |
| n. (linkdef) | 4. descent, filiation, line of descent, lineage | the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors. |
| ~ family relationship, kinship, relationship | (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption. |
| ~ bilateral descent | line of descent traced through both the maternal and paternal sides of the family. |
| ~ unilateral descent | line of descent traced through one side of the family. |
| n. (object) | 5. declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall | a downward slope or bend. |
| ~ downhill | the downward slope of a hill. |
| ~ incline, slope, side | an elevated geological formation.; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" |
| ~ steep | a steep place (as on a hill). |
| n. (group) | 6. ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock | the descendants of one individual.; "his entire lineage has been warriors" |
| ~ family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept, folk, family | people descended from a common ancestor.; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" |
| ~ side | a family line of descent.; "he gets his brains from his father's side" |
| ~ family tree, genealogy | successive generations of kin. |
| race | | |
| n. (event) | 1. race | any competition.; "the race for the presidency" |
| ~ contest, competition | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. |
| ~ arms race | a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments. |
| ~ campaign, political campaign, run | a race between candidates for elective office.; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run" |
| n. (event) | 2. race | a contest of speed.; "the race is to the swift" |
| ~ contest, competition | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. |
| ~ auto race, automobile race, car race | a race between (usually high-performance) automobiles. |
| ~ bicycle race | a race between people riding bicycles. |
| ~ boat race | a race between people rowing or driving boats. |
| ~ burnup | a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road. |
| ~ chariot race | a race between ancient chariots. |
| ~ dog racing | a race between dogs; usually an occasion for betting on the outcome. |
| ~ foot race, footrace, run | a race run on foot.; "she broke the record for the half-mile run" |
| ~ freestyle | a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use. |
| ~ cross country | a long race run over open country. |
| ~ heat | a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race. |
| ~ horse race | a contest of speed between horses; usually held for the purpose of betting. |
| ~ potato race | a novelty race in which competitors move potatoes from one place to another one at a time. |
| ~ sack race | a novelty race in which competitors jump ahead with their feet confined in a sack. |
| ~ scratch race | a race in which all contestants start from scratch (on equal terms). |
| ~ ski race, skiing race | a race between people wearing skis. |
| ~ relay race, relay | a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance. |
| ~ repechage | a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race. |
| n. (group) | 3. race | 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" |
| ~ group, grouping | any number of entities (members) considered as a unit. |
| ~ people of color, people of colour, colour, color | a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks). |
| ~ herrenvolk, master race | a race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others. |
| ~ black race, negro race, negroid race | a dark-skinned race. |
| ~ caucasian race, caucasoid race, white people, white race | a light-skinned race. |
| ~ mongolian race, mongoloid race, yellow race | an Asian race. |
| ~ amerindian race, indian race | usually included in the Mongoloid race. |
| ~ indian race | sometimes included in the Caucasian race; native to the subcontinent of India. |
| ~ slavic people, slavic race | a race of people speaking a Slavonic language. |
| n. (group) | 4. race, subspecies | (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species. |
| ~ biological science, biology | the science that studies living organisms. |
| ~ taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group | animal or plant group having natural relations. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 5. airstream, backwash, race, slipstream, wash | the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller. |
| ~ flow | any uninterrupted stream or discharge. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. race, raceway | a canal for a current of water. |
| ~ canal | long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation. |
| v. (motion) | 7. belt along, bucket along, cannonball along, hasten, hie, hotfoot, pelt along, race, rush, rush along, speed, step on it | move fast.; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ barge, push forward, thrust ahead | push one's way.; "she barged into the meeting room" |
| ~ shoot down, buck, tear, charge, shoot | move quickly and violently.; "The car tore down the street"; "He came charging into my office" |
| ~ dash, scoot, scud, dart, flash, shoot | run or move very quickly or hastily.; "She dashed into the yard" |
| v. (competition) | 8. race, run | compete in a race.; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" |
| ~ compete, vie, contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others. |
| ~ show | finish third or better in a horse or dog race.; "he bet $2 on number six to show" |
| ~ place | finish second or better in a horse or dog race.; "he bet $2 on number six to place" |
| ~ boat-race | participate in a boat race. |
| ~ horse-race | compete in a horse race. |
| ~ campaign, run | run, stand, or compete for an office or a position.; "Who's running for treasurer this year?" |
| ~ speed skate | race on skates. |
| v. (social) | 9. race | to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others.; "We are racing to find a cure for AIDS" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| v. (motion) | 10. race, rush | cause to move fast or to rush or race.; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| offspring | | |
| n. (person) | 1. issue, offspring, progeny | the immediate descendants of a person.; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" |
| ~ baby | the youngest member of a group (not necessarily young).; "the baby of the family"; "the baby of the Supreme Court" |
| ~ by-blow, illegitimate, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson, bastard | the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents. |
| ~ child, kid | a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age.; "they had three children"; "they were able to send their kids to college" |
| ~ eldest, firstborn | the offspring who came first in the order of birth. |
| ~ grandchild | a child of your son or daughter. |
| ~ relative, relation | a person related by blood or marriage.; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey" |
| ~ heir, successor | a person who inherits some title or office. |
| n. (event) | 2. materialisation, materialization, offspring | something that comes into existence as a result.; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" |
| ~ consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| n. (animal) | 3. offspring, young | any immature animal. |
| ~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement. |
| ~ hatchling | any recently hatched animal (especially birds). |
| ~ orphan | a young animal without a mother. |
| ~ young mammal | any immature mammal. |
| ~ young bird | a bird that is still young. |
| ~ spat | a young oyster or other bivalve. |
| ~ young fish | a fish that is young. |
| progeny | | |
| scion | | |
| n. (person) | 1. scion | a descendent or heir.; "a scion of royal stock" |
| ~ descendant, descendent | a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race. |
| take after | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. take after | be similar to a relative.; "She takes after her father!" |
| ~ resemble | appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to.; "She resembles her mother very much"; "This paper resembles my own work" |
| v. (creation) | 2. follow, take after | imitate in behavior; take as a model.; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything" |
| ~ imitate, simulate, copy | reproduce someone's behavior or looks.; "The mime imitated the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or older siblings" |
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