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Today’s pangram is HYDRANT.
HYDRANT is defined as a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask. It is also defined as a discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be drawn from the mains of waterworks.
ARHAT is defined as a Buddhist who has attained nirvana.
ARRANT is defined as without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers.
ARRAY is defined as align oneself with a group or a way of thinking. It is also defined as especially fine or decorative clothing. It is also defined as lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line. It is also defined as an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics. It is also defined as an impressive display. It is also defined as an orderly arrangement.
ARTY is defined as showily imitative of art or artists.
ATTAR is defined as essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.
DARN is defined as something of little value. It is also defined as sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment). It is also defined as repair by sewing.
DART is defined as run or move very quickly or hastily. It is also defined as move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart. It is also defined as a sudden quick movement. It is also defined as a small narrow pointed missile that is thrown or shot. It is also defined as a tapered tuck made in dressmaking. It is also defined as move with sudden speed.
The word DRAT has no known definition.
DRAY is defined as a low heavy horse cart without sides; used for haulage.
DRYAD is defined as a deity or nymph of the woods.
HARD is defined as (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source. It is also defined as unfortunate or hard to bear. It is also defined as with firmness. It is also defined as produced without vibration of the vocal cords. It is also defined as slowly and with difficulty. It is also defined as very strong or vigorous. It is also defined as given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors. It is also defined as indulging excessively. It is also defined as not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure. It is also defined as being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content. It is also defined as characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. It is also defined as causing great damage or hardship. It is also defined as dispassionate. It is also defined as dried out. It is also defined as (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum. It is also defined as resisting weight or pressure. It is also defined as with effort or force or vigor. It is also defined as into a solid condition.
The word HARDHAT has no known definition.
HARDY is defined as United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957). It is also defined as English novelist and poet (1840-1928). It is also defined as having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. It is also defined as invulnerable to fear or intimidation. It is also defined as able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions.
HARRY is defined as make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes. It is also defined as annoy continually or chronically.
HART is defined as United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961). It is also defined as United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943). It is also defined as a male deer, especially an adult male red deer.
HYDRA is defined as a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer. It is also defined as (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones. It is also defined as small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp. It is also defined as trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality.
NARY is defined as (used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a’ or `not one’ or `never a’.
RADAR is defined as measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
RAND is defined as a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese. It is also defined as United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982). It is also defined as the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents.
RANDY is defined as feeling great sexual desire.
RANT is defined as talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner. It is also defined as pompous or pretentious talk or writing. It is also defined as a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion.
The word RATATAT has no known definition.
RATTAN is defined as climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes. It is also defined as the stem of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus and related genera used to make wickerwork and furniture and canes. It is also defined as a switch made from the stems of the rattan palms.
RATTY is defined as showing signs of wear and tear. It is also defined as dirty and infested with rats. It is also defined as of or characteristic of rats.
The word TANTARA has no known definition.
TANTRA is defined as doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one’s self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially influential in Tibet. It is also defined as any of a fairly recent class of Hindu or Buddhist religious literature concerned with ritual acts of body and speech and mind.
TARDY is defined as after the expected or usual time; delayed.
TARRY is defined as be about. It is also defined as leave slowly and hesitantly. It is also defined as having the characteristics of pitch or tar.
TART is defined as a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money. It is also defined as harsh. It is also defined as tasting sour like a lemon. It is also defined as a pastry cup with a filling of fruit or custard and no top crust. It is also defined as a small open pie with a fruit filling.
TARTAN is defined as a cloth having a crisscross design.
TARTAR is defined as a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman. It is also defined as a salt used especially in baking powder. It is also defined as a member of the Mongolian people of central Asia who invaded Russia in the 13th century. It is also defined as an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums.
TRAY is defined as an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food.
TYRANNY is defined as a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.). It is also defined as dominance through threat of punishment and violence.
TYRANT is defined as a cruel and oppressive dictator. It is also defined as any person who exercises power in a cruel way. It is also defined as in ancient Greece, a ruler who had seized power without legal right to it.
YARD is defined as a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel). It is also defined as a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride. It is also defined as the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100. It is also defined as an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines. It is also defined as the enclosed land around a house or other building. It is also defined as a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen. It is also defined as an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock). It is also defined as a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings). It is also defined as a tract of land where logs are accumulated.
YARN is defined as a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving. It is also defined as the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events. It is also defined as tell or spin a yarn.
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