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sport


sport - 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)

    • sport - verb

    • wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner
    • play boisterously

    sport - thesaurus

    athletics   boast   cavort   disport   feature   frisk   frolic   fun   gambol   lark   mutant   mutation   play   rollick   romp   skylark   sportsman   sportswoman   summercater   variation  


    View spelling list or words and learn about the word sport in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 14. Spelling choices for /or/ sound: or, ore, au, aw + war.

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    Scrabble score for sport

    s is 1 p is 3 o is 1 r is 1 t is 1
    Scrabble score = 7

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