Definition of prize

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Prize (n.) Anything captured by a belligerent using the rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel..

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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..
Value :: Value (v. t.) To rate highly; to have in high esteem; to hold in respect and estimation; to appreciate; to prize; as, to value one for his works or his virtues..
Prizing :: Prizing (n.) The application of a lever to move any weighty body, as a cask, anchor, cannon, car, etc. See Prize, n., 5..
Apprizer :: Apprizer (n.) An appraiser.
Detur :: Detur (n.) A present of books given to a meritorious undergraduate student as a prize.
Doob Grass :: Doob grass () A perennial, creeping grass (Cynodon dactylon), highly prized, in Hindostan, as food for cattle, and acclimated in the United States..
Ring :: Ring (n.) An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence, figuratively, prize fighting..
Plate :: Plate (n.) A prize giving to the winner in a contest.
Garum :: Garum (n.) A sauce made of small fish. It was prized by the ancients.
Priser :: Priser (n.) See 1st Prizer.
Prize :: Prize (n.) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery..
Foreprize :: Foreprize (v. t.) To prize or rate beforehand.
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..
Lot :: Lot (n.) A prize in a lottery.
Rasse :: Rasse (n.) A carnivore (Viverricula Mallaccensis) allied to the civet but smaller, native of China and the East Indies. It furnishes a perfume resembling that of the civet, which is highly prized by the Javanese. Called also Malacca weasel, and lesser civet..
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..
Walk-over :: Walk-over (n.) In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has no competitor for the prize; hence, colloquially, a one-sided contest; an uncontested, or an easy, victory..
Dart :: Dart (n.) A spear set as a prize in running.
Agonist :: Agonist (n.) One who contends for the prize in public games.
Recapture :: Recapture (n.) The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially, the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor..
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