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Today’s pangram is CALORIFIC.
CALORIFIC is defined as heat-generating.
AFAR is defined as
AFFAIR is defined as a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship. It is also defined as a vaguely specified concern. It is also defined as a vaguely specified social event.
AFRO is defined as a rounded thickly curled hairdo.
AIRFOIL is defined as a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight.
ALFALFA is defined as important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop. It is also defined as leguminous plant grown for hay or forage.
ALOOF is defined as remote in manner. It is also defined as in an aloof manner.
CALF is defined as the muscular back part of the shank. It is also defined as fine leather from the skin of a calf. It is also defined as young of domestic cattle. It is also defined as young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo.
CLIFF is defined as a steep high face of rock.
COIF is defined as the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman’s hair). It is also defined as arrange attractively. It is also defined as a skullcap worn by nuns under a veil or by soldiers under a hood of mail or formerly by British sergeants-at-law. It is also defined as cover with a coif.
The word COLORIFIC has no known definition.
FACIAL is defined as cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles. It is also defined as care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams. It is also defined as of or concerning the face. It is also defined as of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object.
FAIL is defined as disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake. It is also defined as be unsuccessful. It is also defined as fail to do something; leave something undone. It is also defined as stop operating or functioning. It is also defined as prove insufficient. It is also defined as fail to get a passing grade. It is also defined as fall short in what is expected. It is also defined as get worse. It is also defined as judge unacceptable. It is also defined as be unable. It is also defined as become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close.
FAIR is defined as (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections. It is also defined as very pleasing to the eye. It is also defined as not excessive or extreme. It is also defined as free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules. It is also defined as without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner. It is also defined as (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored. It is also defined as gained or earned without cheating or stealing. It is also defined as a sale of miscellany; often for charity. It is also defined as lacking exceptional quality or ability. It is also defined as a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.. It is also defined as in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating. It is also defined as a competitive exhibition of farm products. It is also defined as attractively feminine. It is also defined as free of clouds or rain. It is also defined as gathering of producers to promote business. It is also defined as join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly. It is also defined as (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines.
FALL is defined as move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way. It is also defined as the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions). It is also defined as come into the possession of. It is also defined as when a wrestler’s shoulders are forced to the mat. It is also defined as fall from clouds. It is also defined as lose an upright position suddenly. It is also defined as a sudden decline in strength or number or importance. It is also defined as fall or flow in a certain way. It is also defined as fall to somebody by assignment or lot. It is also defined as a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity. It is also defined as a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity. It is also defined as touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly. It is also defined as decrease in size, extent, or range. It is also defined as come as if by falling. It is also defined as a downward slope or bend. It is also defined as the season when the leaves fall from the trees. It is also defined as the time of day immediately following sunset. It is also defined as a sudden drop from an upright position. It is also defined as come under, be classified or included. It is also defined as be inherited by. It is also defined as a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity. It is also defined as a movement downward. It is also defined as assume a disappointed or sad expression. It is also defined as be born, used chiefly of lambs. It is also defined as be captured. It is also defined as be cast down. It is also defined as be due. It is also defined as begin vigorously. It is also defined as come out; issue. It is also defined as descend in free fall under the influence of gravity. It is also defined as die, as in battle or in a hunt. It is also defined as drop oneself to a lower or less erect position. It is also defined as go as if by falling. It is also defined as lose office or power. It is also defined as lose one’s chastity. It is also defined as move in a specified direction. It is also defined as occur at a specified time or place. It is also defined as pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind. It is also defined as slope downward. It is also defined as suffer defeat, failure, or ruin. It is also defined as the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve. It is also defined as to be given by assignment or distribution. It is also defined as to be given by right or inheritance. It is also defined as yield to temptation or sin.
FALLOFF is defined as a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality.
FARCICAL is defined as broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce.
The word FARRO has no known definition.
FILIAL is defined as designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation. It is also defined as relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring.
FILL is defined as make full, also in a metaphorical sense. It is also defined as any material that fills a space or container. It is also defined as occupy the whole of. It is also defined as become full. It is also defined as fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction. It is also defined as assume, as of positions or roles. It is also defined as eat until one is sated. It is also defined as fill to satisfaction. It is also defined as appoint someone to (a position or a job). It is also defined as a quantity sufficient to satisfy. It is also defined as plug with a substance.
FLAIL is defined as move like a flail; thresh about. It is also defined as give a thrashing to; beat hard. It is also defined as an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing.
FLAIR is defined as distinctive and stylish elegance. It is also defined as a shape that spreads outward. It is also defined as a natural talent.
FLOOR is defined as the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure). It is also defined as surprise greatly; knock someone’s socks off. It is also defined as a lower limit. It is also defined as knock down with force. It is also defined as a large room in a exchange where the trading is done. It is also defined as a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale. It is also defined as the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water. It is also defined as the ground on which people and animals move about. It is also defined as the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business. It is also defined as the lower inside surface of any hollow structure. It is also defined as the occupants of a floor. It is also defined as the parliamentary right to address an assembly.
FLORA is defined as (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion. It is also defined as all the plant life in a particular region or period.
FLORAL is defined as resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers. It is also defined as relating to or associated with flowers. It is also defined as of or relating to the plant life in a particular region.
FOAL is defined as a young horse. It is also defined as give birth to a foal.
The word FOCACCIA has no known definition.
FOCAL is defined as having or localized centrally at a focus. It is also defined as of or relating to a focus.
The word FOCI has no known definition.
FOIL is defined as a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through. It is also defined as anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing’s good qualities. It is also defined as hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of. It is also defined as picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector. It is also defined as a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button. It is also defined as a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal. It is also defined as cover or back with foil. It is also defined as enhance by contrast.
The word FOLIC has no known definition.
FOLIO is defined as the system of numbering pages. It is also defined as a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book). It is also defined as a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages.
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.
The word FORA has no known definition.
FRAIL is defined as easily broken or damaged or destroyed. It is also defined as wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings. It is also defined as a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs). It is also defined as physically weak. It is also defined as the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds.
FRIAR is defined as a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms.
FRILL is defined as an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal. It is also defined as ornamental objects of no great value. It is also defined as a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim. It is also defined as (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs.
FROLIC is defined as gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement. It is also defined as play boisterously.
LOAF is defined as be lazy or idle. It is also defined as be about. It is also defined as a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating. It is also defined as a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape.
LOOFA is defined as the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer.
OFFAL is defined as viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans.
OFFICIAL is defined as conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline. It is also defined as a worker who holds or is invested with an office. It is also defined as having official authority or sanction. It is also defined as (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution. It is also defined as someone who administers the rules of a game or sport. It is also defined as verified officially. It is also defined as of or relating to an office.
RAFFIA is defined as feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes. It is also defined as leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.. It is also defined as fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets.
RIFF is defined as look through a book or other written material. It is also defined as a Berber living in northern Morocco. It is also defined as a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation. It is also defined as play riffs.
RIFFRAFF is defined as disparaging terms for the common people.
ROOF is defined as an upper limit on what is allowed. It is also defined as a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building. It is also defined as protective covering on top of a motor vehicle. It is also defined as provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof. It is also defined as the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space.
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