an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games | the occupation of athletes who compete for pay |
the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience | verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously) |
a loud and disturbing noise | someone who engages in sports |
| (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration |
| a person known for the way she (or he) behaves when teased or defeated or subjected to trying circumstances |
| (Maine colloquial) a temporary summer resident of Maine |