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| bumper car |
one of a number of miniature electric cars that are part of an amusement at a fair or carnival. People ride in the cars and try to bump into other cars or escape from being bumped. The cars are designed to be safe and enjoyable for the riders, most of whom are children. |
| cakewalk |
an amusement at a carnival or fair, wherein people march to music and compete for the prize of cake. [1/5 definitions] |
| candid |
not biased; fair; just. [1/4 definitions] |
| candor |
lack of bias; fair-mindedness. [1/2 definitions] |
| carry one's weight |
to work and produce results as well as everyone else; contribute one's fair share to some effort. |
| Caucasoid |
(outdated; no longer in scientific use) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of members of a human racial group originating in Europe, North Africa, western Asia, and India, generally characterized by fair to brown skin and straight to curly hair of any color. [1/2 definitions] |
| clean |
fair. [1/12 definitions] |
| cool |
(informal) quite acceptable, decent, fair-minded, or admirable. [1/15 definitions] |
| cricket2 |
good sportsmanship; fair play. [1/3 definitions] |
| equity |
the quality of being fair and reasonable; fairness. [2/5 definitions] |
| even |
fair; equitable. [1/17 definitions] |
| evenhanded |
fair and impartial in the treatment of others; equitable. |
| exorbitant |
exceeding the bounds of what is reasonable, fair, or proper; immoderate. |
| fair-trade |
pertaining to an agreement made by a seller to pay fair wages to workers producing the seller's goods in a developing country, or to the products produced under such an agreement. [1/3 definitions] |
| fair-weather |
suited only for fair weather. [1/2 definitions] |
| force-out |
a baseball play in which a runner in forced out at the next base following the hitting of a fair ball by a teammate. |
| foul |
in sports, pertaining to the area beyond that designated for fair play, or making contact with that area. [1/21 definitions] |
| high |
an atmospheric condition of high pressure, often indicating fair weather. [1/14 definitions] |
| honest |
fair or just. [1/4 definitions] |
| inning |
(often pl.) a turn or fair opportunity to act, contribute, express oneself, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| just |
fair, equitable, and honest. [1/12 definitions] |
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