Sportability
Sport′a‐bil″i‐ty (–ȧ‐bĭl″ĭ‐ty̆), n. Sportiveness.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Sportal
Sport″al (spōrt″al), a. Of or pertaining to sports; used in sports. “Sportal arms.” Dryden.
Sporter
Sport″er (–ẽr), n. One who sports; a sportsman.As this gentleman and I have been old fellow sporters, I have a friendship for him. Goldsmith.
Sportful
Sport″ful (–fụl), a. 1. Full of sport; merry; frolicsome; full of jesting; indulging in mirth or play; playful; wanton; as, a sportful companion.Down he alights among the sportf...
Sporting
Sport″ing, a. Of, pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sports; exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that which, sports.Sporting book, a book containing a record...
Sportingly
Sport″ing‐ly, adv. In sport; sportively.The question you there put, you do it, I suppose, but sportingly. Hammond.
Sportive
Sport″ive (–ĭv), a. Tending to, engaged in, or provocative of, sport; gay; frolicsome; playful; merry.Is it IThat drive thee from the sportive court? Shak.— Sport″ive‐ly, adv. —...
Sportless
Sport″less, a. Without sport or mirth; joyless.
Sportling
Sport″ling (–lĭng), n. A little person or creature engaged in sports or in play.When again the lambkins play —Pretty sportlings, full of May. Philips.
Sportsman
Sports″man (spōrts″man), n.;pl.Sportsmen (–men). One who pursues the sports of the field; one who hunts, fishes, etc.
Sportsmanship
Sports″man‐ship, n. The practice of sportsmen; skill in field sports.
Sportula
‖Spor″tu‐la (spôr″tū̍‐lȧ), n.; pl.Sportulæ (–lē). A gift; a present; a prize; hence, an alms; a largess.To feed luxuriously, to frequent sports and theaters, to run for the spor...
Sportulary
Spor″tu‐la‐ry (spôr″tū̍‐lā̍‐ry̆), a. Subsisting on alms or charitable contributions. Bp. Hall.
Sportule
Spor″tule (–tūl), n. [L. sportula a little basket, a gift, dim. of sporta a basket: cf. F. sportule.] A charitable gift or contribution; a gift; an alms; a dole; a largess; a sp...
Sporulation
Spor′u‐la″tion (spŏr′ū̍‐lā″shŭn), n.(Biol.) The act or process of forming spores; spore formation. See Illust. of Bacillus, b.
Sporule
Spor″ule (spŏr″ū̍l), n. [Dim. of spore.] (Biol.) A small spore; a spore.
Sporuliferous
Spor′u‐lif″er‐ous (–ū̍‐lĭf″ẽr‐ŭs), a. [Sporule + -ferous.] (Biol.) Producing sporules.
Spot
Spot (spŏt), n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw. spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See Spit to eject from the mouth, and cf. Spatter.] 1. A mark on a substa...
Spot (2)
Spot, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Spotted; p. pr. & vb. n.Spotting.] 1. To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots o...
Spot (3)
Spot, v. i. To become stained with spots.
Spot (4)
Spot (?), a. Lit., being on the spot, or place; hence (Com.), on hand for immediate delivery after sale; — said of commodities; as, spot wheat.
Spot cash
Spot cash. (Com.) Cash paid or ready for payment at once upon delivery of property purchased.
Spot stroke
Spot stroke. (Eng. Billiards) The pocketing of the red ball in a top corner pocket from off its own spot so as to leave the cue ball in position for an easy winning hazard in ei...
Spotless
Spot″less, a. Without a spot; especially, free from reproach or impurity; pure; untainted; innocent; as, a spotless mind; spotless behavior.A spotless virgin, and a faultless wi...
Spotlight
Spot″light′ (?), n. The projected spot or circle of light used to illuminate brilliantly a single person or object or group on the stage; leaving the rest of the stage more or l...
Spotted
Spot″ted, a. Marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character. “The spotted panther.” Spenser.Spotted fever(Med.), a name applied to various eruptive fevers, esp. to typhus...
Spottedness
Spot″ted‐ness, n. State or quality of being spotted.