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Today’s pangram is OCCUPANT.
OCCUPANT is defined as someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there.
ACCOUNT is defined as an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered. It is also defined as a record or narrative description of past events. It is also defined as grounds. It is also defined as to give an account or representation of in words. It is also defined as a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance. It is also defined as the act of informing by verbal report. It is also defined as keep an account of. It is also defined as a formal contractual relationship established to provide for regular banking or brokerage or business services. It is also defined as a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.. It is also defined as a short account of the news. It is also defined as furnish a justifying analysis or explanation. It is also defined as be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something. It is also defined as importance or value. It is also defined as the quality of taking advantage.
ACCOUNTANT is defined as someone who maintains and audits business accounts.
ANON is defined as (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while.
AUNT is defined as the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle.
CANCAN is defined as a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line.
CANNA is defined as any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers.
CANNON is defined as lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals. It is also defined as a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other. It is also defined as a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels. It is also defined as fire a cannon. It is also defined as heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane. It is also defined as heavy gun fired from a tank. It is also defined as make a cannon. It is also defined as (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm.
The word CANNOT has no known definition.
CANON is defined as a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall. It is also defined as a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired. It is also defined as a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church. It is also defined as a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts. It is also defined as a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter. It is also defined as a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy.
CANT is defined as a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves). It is also defined as heel over. It is also defined as stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition. It is also defined as insincere talk about religion or morals. It is also defined as two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees. It is also defined as a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force.
CANTATA is defined as a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text.
CANTON is defined as a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port. It is also defined as provide housing for (military personnel). It is also defined as a small administrative division of a country. It is also defined as divide into cantons, of a country.
CAPON is defined as castrated male chicken. It is also defined as flesh of a castrated male chicken.
CATNAP is defined as take a siesta. It is also defined as sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed).
COCONUT is defined as tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics. It is also defined as large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk. It is also defined as the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries.
COCOON is defined as retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment. It is also defined as silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs. It is also defined as wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection.
CONCOCT is defined as devise or invent. It is also defined as prepare or cook by mixing ingredients. It is also defined as invent. It is also defined as make a concoction (of) by mixing.
CONTACT is defined as a person who is in a position to give you special assistance. It is also defined as the physical coming together of two or more things. It is also defined as a thin curved glass or plastic lens designed to fit over the cornea in order to correct vision or to deliver medication. It is also defined as be in or establish communication with. It is also defined as a communicative interaction. It is also defined as be in direct physical contact with; make contact. It is also defined as a channel for communication between groups. It is also defined as the act of touching physically. It is also defined as (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact. It is also defined as close interaction. It is also defined as the state or condition of touching or of being in immediate proximity.
COTTON is defined as erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers. It is also defined as soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state. It is also defined as fabric woven from cotton fibers. It is also defined as take a liking to. It is also defined as thread made of cotton fibers.
COUNT is defined as put into a group. It is also defined as show consideration for; take into account. It is also defined as determine the number or amount of. It is also defined as have faith or confidence in. It is also defined as take account of. It is also defined as the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order. It is also defined as have weight; have import, carry weight. It is also defined as a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl. It is also defined as have a certain value or carry a certain weight. It is also defined as include as if by counting. It is also defined as name or recite the numbers in ascending order. It is also defined as the total number counted.
COUPON is defined as a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed. It is also defined as a test sample of some substance.
NAAN is defined as leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop.
The word NANA has no known definition.
The word NATANT has no known definition.
NOON is defined as the middle of the day.
NOUN is defined as a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action. It is also defined as the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition.
OCTANT is defined as a measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration.
ONTO is defined as On the top of; upon..
PANT is defined as a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open. It is also defined as (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately. It is also defined as breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted. It is also defined as the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine). It is also defined as utter while panting, as if out of breath.
PONTOON is defined as a float supporting a seaplane. It is also defined as (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge.
PUNT is defined as (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground. It is also defined as formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence. It is also defined as propel with a pole. It is also defined as place a bet on. It is also defined as an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole. It is also defined as kick the ball.
TAUNT is defined as aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing. It is also defined as harass with persistent criticism or carping.
TOON is defined as a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence.
TOUCAN is defined as brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak.
TUNA is defined as tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica. It is also defined as important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks. It is also defined as New Zealand eel. It is also defined as any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters.
The word UNAPT has no known definition.
The word UNCAP has no known definition.
UNCUT is defined as complete. It is also defined as not shaped by cutting or trimming. It is also defined as (used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine. It is also defined as not trimmed. It is also defined as not cut. It is also defined as (of pages of a book) having adjacent leaves still joined at the fore edge.
The word UNTO has no known definition.
UPON is defined as On; — used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable..