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Today’s pangram is LIGHTWEIGHT.
LIGHTWEIGHT is defined as someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous. It is also defined as an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds. It is also defined as a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds. It is also defined as a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds. It is also defined as having no importance or influence. It is also defined as weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use.
TWEE is defined as affectedly dainty or refined.
TWEET is defined as make a weak, chirping sound. It is also defined as squeeze tightly between the fingers. It is also defined as a weak chirping sound as of a small bird.
TWIG is defined as understand, usually after some initial difficulty. It is also defined as a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year. It is also defined as branch out in a twiglike manner.
TWILIGHT is defined as lighted by or as if by twilight. It is also defined as the time of day immediately following sunset. It is also defined as a condition of decline following successes. It is also defined as the diffused light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon but its rays are refracted by the atmosphere of the earth.
TWILIT is defined as lighted by or as if by twilight.
TWILL is defined as a weave used to produce the effect of parallel diagonal ribs. It is also defined as a cloth with parallel diagonal lines or ribs. It is also defined as weave diagonal lines into (textiles).
TWIT is defined as aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing. It is also defined as harass with persistent criticism or carping. It is also defined as someone who is regarded as contemptible.
WEIGH is defined as show consideration for; take into account. It is also defined as to be oppressive or burdensome. It is also defined as determine the weight of. It is also defined as have weight; have import, carry weight. It is also defined as have a certain weight.
WEIGHT is defined as a system of units used to express the weight of something. It is also defined as the relative importance granted to something. It is also defined as sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms. It is also defined as (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance. It is also defined as weight down with a load. It is also defined as present with a bias. It is also defined as a unit used to measure weight. It is also defined as an artifact that is heavy. It is also defined as an oppressive feeling of heavy force. It is also defined as the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity.
WELL is defined as in a manner affording benefit or advantage. It is also defined as (often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (`good’ is a nonstandard dialectal variant for `well’). It is also defined as indicating high probability; in all likelihood. It is also defined as resulting favorably. It is also defined as to a great extent or degree. It is also defined as an abundant source. It is also defined as with great or especially intimate knowledge. It is also defined as come up, as of a liquid. It is also defined as in financial comfort. It is also defined as a cavity or vessel used to contain liquid. It is also defined as a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine. It is also defined as an enclosed compartment in a ship or plane for holding something as e.g. fish or a plane’s landing gear or for protecting something as e.g. a ship’s pumps. It is also defined as an open shaft through the floors of a building (as for a stairway). It is also defined as in good health especially after having suffered illness or injury. It is also defined as (used for emphasis or as an intensifier) entirely or fully. It is also defined as wise or advantageous and hence advisable. It is also defined as favorably; with approval. It is also defined as with skill or in a pleasing manner. It is also defined as without unusual distress or resentment; with good humor.
WELT is defined as beat severely with a whip or rod. It is also defined as a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions. It is also defined as a raised or strengthened seam. It is also defined as put a welt on.
The word WHEE has no known definition.
WHEEL is defined as move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle. It is also defined as an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims. It is also defined as change directions as if revolving on a pivot. It is also defined as ride a bicycle. It is also defined as wheel somebody or something. It is also defined as a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals. It is also defined as game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in. It is also defined as a handwheel that is used for steering. It is also defined as a circular helm to control the rudder of a vessel. It is also defined as a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines). It is also defined as forces that provide energy and direction.
The word WHEELIE has no known definition.
WHET is defined as make keen or more acute. It is also defined as sharpen by rubbing, as on a whetstone.
The word WHEW has no known definition.
WHILE is defined as a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition.
WHIT is defined as a tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
WHITE is defined as a Caucasian. It is also defined as United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985). It is also defined as United States architect (1853-1906). It is also defined as a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri. It is also defined as (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth. It is also defined as anemic looking from illness or emotion. It is also defined as restricted to whites only. It is also defined as marked by the presence of snow. It is also defined as the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water. It is also defined as United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918). It is also defined as turn white. It is also defined as (of a surface) not written or printed on. It is also defined as Australian writer (1912-1990). It is also defined as glowing white with heat. It is also defined as the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black). It is also defined as United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921). It is also defined as United States political journalist (1915-1986). It is also defined as (of hair) having lost its color. It is also defined as being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light. It is also defined as benevolent; without malicious intent. It is also defined as (board games) the lighter pieces. It is also defined as free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied. It is also defined as (of coffee) having cream or milk added. It is also defined as of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration. It is also defined as of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets.
WHITTLE is defined as cut small bits or pare shavings from. It is also defined as English aeronautical engineer who invented the jet aircraft engine (1907-1996).
WIGGLE is defined as move to and fro. It is also defined as the act of wiggling.
WIGHT is defined as a human being; `wight’ is an archaic term. It is also defined as an isle and county of southern England in the English Channel.
WILE is defined as the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them).
WILL is defined as a legal document declaring a person’s wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die. It is also defined as the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention. It is also defined as leave or give by will after one’s death. It is also defined as a fixed and persistent intent or purpose. It is also defined as decree or ordain. It is also defined as determine by choice.
WILT is defined as become limp. It is also defined as any plant disease characterized by drooping and shriveling; usually caused by parasites attacking the roots. It is also defined as causing to become limp or drooping. It is also defined as lose strength.
WITH is defined as denotes or expresses some situation or relation of nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like..
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