record track record | the sum of recognized accomplishments, the lawyer has a good record, the track record shows that he will be a good president |
track record | the fastest time ever recorded for a specific distance at a particular racetrack, the track record for the mile and a half at Belmont is minutes seconds held by Secretariat since |
fast track | a rapid means of achieving a goal, they saw independence as the fast track to democracy, he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder, the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped |
track and field | participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it |
track running | the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track |
natural family planning | any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs, coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle |
birth control birth prevention family planning | limiting the number of children born |
basal body temperature method of family planning basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
ovulation method of family planning ovulation method | natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus, ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery |
planning | the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise |
city planning town planning urban planning | determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community |
planning | an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action, the planning was more fun than the trip itself |
branch line spur track spur | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
cinder track | a racetrack paved with fine cinders |
dirt track | a racetrack that is not paved |
half track | a track that goes around only rear wheels |
half track | a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks, frequently used by the military |
laugh track | prerecorded laughter added to the soundtrack of a radio or television show |
racetrack racecourse raceway track | a course over which races are run |
railroad track railroad railway | a line of track providing a runway for wheels, he walked along the railroad track |
track cart track cartroad | any road or path affording passage especially a rough one |
track rail rails runway | a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll |
track | a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels |
track | a groove on a phonograph recording |
track data track | (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data |
track caterpillar track caterpillar tread | an endless metal belt on which tracked vehicles move over the ground |
tramline tramway streetcar track | the track on which trams or streetcars run |
inside track | a favorable position in a competition, the boss's son had the inside track for that job |
planning preparation provision | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening, his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties |
lead track trail | evidence pointing to a possible solution, the police are following a promising lead, the trail led straight to the perpetrator |
urban planning | the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities |
cut track | a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc, he played the first cut on the cd, the title track of the album |
track meet | a track and field competition between two or more teams |
track event | a footrace performed on a track (indoor or outdoor) |
planning commission | a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments |
advisory board planning board | a board appointed to advise the chief administrator |
inside track | the inner side of a curved racecourse |
path track course | a line or route along which something travels or moves, the hurricane demolished houses in its path, the track of an animal, the course of the river |
track star | a star runner |
broad-leaved plantain common plantain white-man's foot whiteman's foot cart-track plant Plantago major | common European perennial naturalized worldwide, a troublesome weed |
track-to-track seek time | (computer science) the time it takes for a read write head to move to an adjacent data track |
keep track | keep informed of fully aware, I keep track of the stock market developments |
lose track | fail to keep informed or aware, She has so many books, she just lost track and cannot find this volume |
hunt run hunt down track down | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals), Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland, The dogs are running deer, The Duke hunted in these woods |
track | make tracks upon |
traverse track cover cross pass over get over get across cut through cut across | travel across or pass over, The caravan covered almostmiles each day |
chase chase after trail tail tag give chase dog go after track | go after with the intent to catch, The policeman chased the mugger down the alley, the dog chased the rabbit |
track | carry on the feet and deposit, track mud into the house |
track | observe or plot the moving path of something, track a missile |
off the beaten track(p) out-of-the-way(a) | remote from populous or much-traveled regions, they found a quiet out-of-the-way resort |