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sports
13 ENTRIES FOUND:
sports
(adjective)
sports bar
(noun)
sports car
(noun)
sports coat
(noun)
sports day
(noun)
sports jacket
(noun)
sports medicine
(noun)
sports shirt
(noun)
blood sport
(noun)
spectator sport
(noun)
sport
(noun)
sport
(verb)
winter sport
(noun)
sports
/
ˈ
spoɚts/
adjective
sports
/
ˈ
spoɚts/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SPORTS
always used before a noun
:
of, relating to, or suitable for sports
a
sports
team/fan
a
sports
center
the
sports
section/pages of the newspaper
sports
equipment/facilities
a
sports
bra
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