sports
Noun
- an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
- the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
- (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine
- a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances
- someone who engages in sports
- (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
- verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)
- plural of sport
- Synonym of sport (“the class of physical activies; athletics”).
Verb
- wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
- play boisterously
- third-person singular simple present indicative of sport
- To participate in sports; typically used by a person with little interest in the subject to derisively elide details of the activity in question.
Origin / Etymology
From sport + -s.
Synonyms
athletics, boast, cavort, disport, feature, frisk, frolic, fun, gambol, lark, lark about, mutant, mutation, play, rollick, romp, run around, skylark, sport, sportsman, sportswoman, summercater, variation
Scrabble Score: 8
sports: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsports: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sports: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary