Definition of SPORTS

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.

Scrabble Score: 8

sports: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sports: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sports: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

sports: valid Words With Friends Word