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Today’s pangram is MENFOLK.
The word MENFOLK has no known definition.
FELON is defined as a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail. It is also defined as someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime.
FLOE is defined as a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea.
FOLK is defined as people in general (often used in the plural). It is also defined as people descended from a common ancestor. It is also defined as the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community. It is also defined as a social division of (usually preliterate) people.
FOOL is defined as a person who lacks good judgment. It is also defined as fool or hoax. It is also defined as a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages. It is also defined as spend frivolously and unwisely. It is also defined as a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of. It is also defined as indulge in horseplay. It is also defined as make a fool or dupe of.
KENO is defined as a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards.
KNOLL is defined as a small natural hill.
KOOK is defined as someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group.
LEMON is defined as a strong yellow color. It is also defined as an artifact (especially an automobile) that is defective or unsatisfactory. It is also defined as a small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruit. It is also defined as a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons. It is also defined as yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh.
LOLL is defined as hang loosely or laxly. It is also defined as be lazy or idle.
LONE is defined as lacking companions or companionship. It is also defined as characterized by or preferring solitude. It is also defined as being the only one; single and isolated from others.
LOOK is defined as take charge of or deal with. It is also defined as the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people. It is also defined as have faith or confidence in. It is also defined as give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect. It is also defined as look forward to the probable occurrence of. It is also defined as the feelings expressed on a person’s face. It is also defined as be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to. It is also defined as search or seek. It is also defined as the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually. It is also defined as accord in appearance with. It is also defined as convey by one’s expression. It is also defined as have a certain outward or facial expression. It is also defined as perceive with attention; direct one’s gaze towards. It is also defined as physical appearance.
LOOM is defined as appear very large or occupy a commanding position. It is also defined as hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing. It is also defined as a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile. It is also defined as come into view indistinctly, often threateningly. It is also defined as weave on a loom.
LOON is defined as a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought. It is also defined as large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes. It is also defined as a worthless lazy fellow.
MELON is defined as any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers. It is also defined as any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh.
MEMO is defined as a written proposal or reminder.
MOLE is defined as a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away. It is also defined as the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d’Unites. It is also defined as a spy who works against enemy espionage. It is also defined as a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin. It is also defined as small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet. It is also defined as spicy sauce often containing chocolate.
MOLL is defined as the girlfriend of a gangster.
MONK is defined as United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982). It is also defined as a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work.
MONO is defined as designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel. It is also defined as an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing.
MOON is defined as United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920). It is also defined as the light of the Moon. It is also defined as be idle in a listless or dreamy way. It is also defined as the period between successive new moons (29.531 days). It is also defined as have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake. It is also defined as any natural satellite of a planet. It is also defined as any object resembling a moon. It is also defined as expose one’s buttocks to. It is also defined as the natural satellite of the Earth.
NEON is defined as a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts.
NOEL is defined as period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.
NONE is defined as a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise. It is also defined as a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier. It is also defined as not any.
NOOK is defined as an interior angle formed by two meeting walls. It is also defined as a sheltered and secluded place.
NOON is defined as the middle of the day.
OLEO is defined as a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.
OMEN is defined as a sign of something about to happen. It is also defined as indicate, as with a sign or an omen.