acrobatic, athletic, gymnastic
(adjective) vigorously active; “an acrobatic dance”; “an athletic child”; “athletic playing”; “gymnastic exercises”
athletic
(adjective) having a sturdy and well proportioned body; “an athletic build”
athletic
(adjective) relating to or befitting athletics or athletes; “athletic facilities”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Athletic (plural Athletics)
(baseball) A player on the team Oakland Athletics.
• Smith became an Athletic as a result of a pre-season trade.
(soccer, uncountable) Short for Athletic Club, a Spanish professional club more often known in English as Athletic Bilbao.
• thetical
athletic (comparative more athletic, superlative most athletic)
(not comparable) Having to do with athletes.
Physically active.
Having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape.
An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability.
• thetical
Source: Wiktionary
Ath`let"ic, a. Etym: [L. athleticus, Gr. Athlete.]
1. Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; as, athletic games or sports.
2. Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; as, athletic Celts. "Athletic soundness." South.
– Ath*let"ic*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
