(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ involves entertaining an audience by doing something such as singing, dancing, or acting.
Inside the theatre, they were giving a ~ of Bizet’s Carmen.
...her ~ as the betrayed Medea...
N-COUNT
2.
Someone’s or something’s ~ is how successful they are or how well they do something.
That study looked at the ~ of 18 surgeons...
The job of the new director-general was to ensure that ~ targets were met.
N-VAR: oft with poss
3.
A car’s ~ is its ability to go fast and to increase its speed quickly.
N-UNCOUNT
4.
A ~ car is one that can go very fast and can increase its speed very quickly.
ADJ: ADJ n
see also high-~
5.
The ~ of a task is the fact or action of doing it.
He devoted in excess of seventy hours a week to the ~ of his duties...
N-SING: usu the N of n
6.
You can describe something that is or looks complicated or difficult to do as a ~. (INFORMAL)
The whole process is quite a ~...
N-SING: usu a N
7.
a repeat ~: see repeat