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Today’s pangram is HALFWIT.
The word HALFWIT has no known definition.
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.
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.
FAITH is defined as a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny. It is also defined as complete confidence in a person or plan etc. It is also defined as an institution to express belief in a divine power. It is also defined as loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person.
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.
FATAL is defined as (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. It is also defined as controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined. It is also defined as having momentous consequences; of decisive importance. It is also defined as bringing death.
FATWA is defined as a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority.
FIAT is defined as a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge).
FIFTH is defined as coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position. It is also defined as one part in five equal parts. It is also defined as a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon. It is also defined as position five in a countable series of things. It is also defined as the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it.
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.
FILTH is defined as an offensive or indecent word or phrase. It is also defined as the state of being covered with unclean things. It is also defined as any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant. It is also defined as a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse.
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.
FLAT is defined as a deflated pneumatic tire. It is also defined as freight car without permanent sides or roof. It is also defined as a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house. It is also defined as lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth. It is also defined as in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly. It is also defined as not modified or restricted by reservations. It is also defined as not reflecting light; not glossy. It is also defined as lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting. It is also defined as lacking taste or flavor or tang. It is also defined as having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another. It is also defined as sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch. It is also defined as stretched out and lying at full length along the ground. It is also defined as flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes). It is also defined as a level tract of land. It is also defined as a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named. It is also defined as a shallow box in which seedlings are started. It is also defined as commercially inactive. It is also defined as having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness. It is also defined as having lost effervescence. It is also defined as horizontally level. It is also defined as lacking contrast or shading between tones. It is also defined as (of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone. It is also defined as scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting.
FLAW is defined as an imperfection in an object or machine. It is also defined as add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective. It is also defined as an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness. It is also defined as defect or weakness in a person’s character.
FLIT is 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 secret move (to avoid paying debts).
HAFT is defined as the handle of a weapon or tool.
HALF is defined as one of two equal parts of a divisible whole. It is also defined as consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity. It is also defined as one of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval. It is also defined as partial. It is also defined as (of siblings) related through one parent only. It is also defined as partially or to the extent of a half.
LIFT is defined as lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building. It is also defined as raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help. It is also defined as the act of raising something. It is also defined as fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means. It is also defined as invigorate or heighten. It is also defined as make off with belongings of others. It is also defined as transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable). It is also defined as rise up. It is also defined as cancel officially. It is also defined as perform cosmetic surgery on someone’s face. It is also defined as take illegally. It is also defined as a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground. It is also defined as put an end to. It is also defined as plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised. It is also defined as the event of something being raised upward. It is also defined as raise from a lower to a higher position. It is also defined as move upwards. It is also defined as take without referencing from someone else’s writing or speech; of intellectual property. It is also defined as the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity. It is also defined as move upward. It is also defined as raise in rank or condition. It is also defined as a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill. It is also defined as a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg. It is also defined as a ride in a car. It is also defined as call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs. It is also defined as make audible. It is also defined as one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot. It is also defined as pay off (a mortgage). It is also defined as remove from a seedbed or from a nursery. It is also defined as remove from a surface. It is also defined as remove (hair) by scalping. It is also defined as rise upward, as from pressure or moisture. It is also defined as take hold of something and move it to a different location. It is also defined as take off or away by decreasing. It is also defined as take (root crops) out of the ground. It is also defined as the act of giving temporary assistance.
TIFF is defined as a quarrel about petty points.
WAFT is defined as a long flag; often tapering. It is also defined as be driven or carried along, as by the air. It is also defined as blow gently.
WAIF is defined as a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned.
WHIFF is defined as a short light gust of air. It is also defined as perceive by inhaling through the nose. It is also defined as smoke and exhale strongly. It is also defined as a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil. It is also defined as a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike. It is also defined as drive or carry as if by a puff of air. It is also defined as strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third. It is also defined as utter with a puff of air.
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