Home › Words › M › miniraceminiraceminirace means A short race (contest of speed).EtymologyFrom mini- + race.nounA short race (contest of speed).e.g.“Teichman, who planned to head to Citi Field to work Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night shortly after finishing, has raced nine times and become used to a day that is full of miniraces.” — 2015 November 1, Seth Berkman, “Getting to the Start on Time: The Race Before the Race”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.footrace 64% match — A race run on foot. vs minirace →sprint 63% match — A short race at top speed. vs minirace →shortform 59% match vs minirace →raceday 59% match — A day on which a race is held vs minirace →racepath 58% match — A path used for racing. vs minirace →minibattle 58% match — A minor battle. vs minirace →minitrack 58% match — A minor track (themed set of talks at a conference). vs minirace →miniserial 57% match — A short serial (story or work in several parts). vs minirace →