Definition of prize

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Prize (n.) A contest for a reward; competition.

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Mackerel :: Mackerel (n.) Any species of the genus Scomber, and of several related genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food..
Outprize :: Outprize (v. t.) To prize beyong value, or in excess; to exceed in value..
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..
Ring :: Ring (n.) An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence, figuratively, prize fighting..
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..
Gree :: Gree (n.) The prize; the honor of the day; as, to bear the gree, i. e., to carry off the prize..
Premium :: Premium (n.) A reward or recompense; a prize to be won by being before another, or others, in a competition; reward or prize to be adjudged; a bounty; as, a premium for good behavior or scholarship, for discoveries, etc..
Sweepstakes :: Sweepstakes (n.) A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.
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..
Recapture :: Recapture (n.) That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
Reprizes :: Reprizes (n. pl.) See Reprise, n., 2..
Prize :: Prize (v. t.) To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to rate.
Capture :: Capture (n.) The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize; prey..
Prize :: Prize (n.) A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever..
Admired :: Admired (a.) Regarded with wonder and delight; highly prized; as, an admired poem..
Prisage :: Prisage (n.) The share of merchandise taken as lawful prize at sea which belongs to the king or admiral.
Bottleholder :: Bottleholder (n.) One who attends a pugilist in a prize fight; -- so called from the bottle of water of which he has charge.
Pry :: Pry (v. t.) To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or lever; to prize..
Honor :: Honor (n.) Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as, honors in classics..
Jury :: "Jury (a.) A committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury gave him the first prize..
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