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I heard today (TV reference) a boss tell an employ to take a vacation, to "relax and recreate" (pronounced as the beginning of recreation). I've never heard this used before, and never really considered it a word. A couple online searches have yielded what I expected - recreate only as meaning "to create again", or "to re-enact".
Definition of sport: Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. A particular form of this activity. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively. An active pastime; recreation. Definition of game:
According to Seth Lindstromberg in English Prepositions Explained, while "of" expresses referential possession (the word has a definition) or a verb-object relationship (the word is defined), "for" expresses purpose (I want a definition for the purpose of defining this word). Something similar can happen with other nouns, for example "solution":
In conversation, the 'night' of which 'midnight' is in the middle, is considered the night of the date mentioned. If you are referring to a deadline, this also will refer to the stroke of 12 after the evening of the same date. Example: The paper is due by Friday at midnight. Should not be confusing to anyone.
It has two degrees of meaning, one which is much more negative than the other. I quote the relevant NOAD definition: mischievous (of a person, animal, or their behavior) causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way. It clearly isn't a direct synonym of cheeky, but it could work very well for related behavioral descriptions.
The dictionary defines magical as 'of or relating to magic' in the first definition, but a second one, almost as old and now more idiomatic, is 'resembling magic in action or effect; enchanting'. This is precisely the component of Davidson's treatment of the two words that Webster's Dictionary of English Usage flatly rejected back in 1989.
The second definition in JoeBright's answer is correct: thot is an acronym that stands for "That Ho Over There." The word has a negative connotation and is such sometimes used as an affectionate insult to close friends, but is almost always used to describe women.
15. The suffix -logy means a branch of learning, or study of a particular subject. The suffix -nomy means a system of rules or laws, or body of knowledge of a particular subject. These two are often intertwined as you might expect. (Note that -ology and -onomy are alternate forms which include the connecting vowel -o-.)
Just to add a bit to the other good answers... Although the OED notes that the word awful means "Objectively: awe-inspiring" 1, the earliest (c885 2, approximately 500 years before the advent of offal into the language 3) attestation for awful is actually in the sense
After Googling, I found the following here: "Pronunciate" is a word that isn't listed in most dictionaries; Dictionary.com does mention it, but it noted that "pronunciate" is used rarely. If you use it, most people will think that you meant to use "pronounce" but screwed up. Our tip is that you use "pronounce" instead of "pronunciate," unless ...