Definition of prize

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Prize (n.) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort..

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Rail :: Rail (v.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallidae, especially those of the genus Rallus, and of closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds..
Drawing :: Drawing (n.) The distribution of prizes and blanks in a lottery.
Double :: Double (n.) A game between two pairs of players; as, a first prize for doubles..
Gain :: Gain (n.) To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a case at law; to gain a prize..
Compete :: Compete (v. i.) To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another..
Prizer :: Prizer (n.) One who contends for a prize; a prize fighter; a challenger.
Surmulot :: Surmullet (a.) Any one of various species of mullets of the family Millidae, esp. the European species (Millus surmulletus), which is highly prized as a food fish. See Mullet..
Lottery :: Lottery (n.) A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance; esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of tickets are blanks. Fig. : An affair of chance..
Feitsui :: Feitsui (n.) The Chinese name for a highly prized variety of pale green jade. See Jade.
Plover :: Plover (n.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds belonging to the family Charadridae, and especially those belonging to the subfamily Charadrinsae. They are prized as game birds..
Timothy Grass :: Timothy grass () A kind of grass (Phleum pratense) with long cylindrical spikes; -- called also herd's grass, in England, cat's-tail grass, and meadow cat's-tail grass. It is much prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix..
Sweepwasher :: Sweepstakes (sing. / pl.) A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered.
Wage :: Wage (v. t.) That which is staked or ventured; that for which one incurs risk or danger; prize; gage.
Prizing :: Prizing (n.) The application of a lever to move any weighty body, as a cask, anchor, cannon, car, etc. See Prize, n., 5..
Capture :: Capture (n.) The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey..
Prise :: Prise (n. & v.) See Prize, n., 5. Also Prize, v. t..
Adjudge :: Adjudge (v. t.) To award judicially in the case of a controverted question; as, the prize was adjudged to the victor..
Price :: Price (v. t.) To set a price on; to value. See Prize.
Recapture :: Recapture (n.) That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
Odeon :: Odeon (n.) A kind of theater in ancient Greece, smaller than the dramatic theater and roofed over, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; -- hence, in modern usage, the name of a hall for musical or dramatic performances..
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