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Today’s pangram is APPENDIX.
APPENDIX is defined as a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch. It is also defined as supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book.
The word ADDED has no known definition.
ADDEND is defined as a number that is added to another number (the augend).
ADDENDA is defined as textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end.
ADENINE is defined as (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA.
AIDE is defined as an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer. It is also defined as someone who acts as assistant.
AIDED is defined as having help; often used as a combining form.
ANNEX is defined as an addition that extends a main building. It is also defined as attach to. It is also defined as take (territory) as if by conquest.
The word ANNEXED has no known definition.
The word APED has no known definition.
APEX is defined as the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars. It is also defined as the highest point (of something).
APIAN is defined as relating to or having the characteristics of bees.
APNEA is defined as transient cessation of respiration.
APPEND is defined as state or say further. It is also defined as add to the very end. It is also defined as fix to; attach.
The word APPENDED has no known definition.
The word AXED has no known definition.
The word DAPPED has no known definition.
DEAD is defined as devoid of physical sensation; numb. It is also defined as (followed by `to’) not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive. It is also defined as very tired. It is also defined as drained of electric charge; discharged. It is also defined as not circulating or flowing. It is also defined as quickly and without warning. It is also defined as completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers. It is also defined as not yielding a return. It is also defined as a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense. It is also defined as devoid of activity. It is also defined as lacking acoustic resonance. It is also defined as lacking resilience or bounce. It is also defined as no longer having force or relevance. It is also defined as no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life. It is also defined as not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat. It is also defined as not surviving in active use. It is also defined as out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown. It is also defined as people who are no longer living. It is also defined as physically inactive. It is also defined as the complete stoppage of an action. It is also defined as unerringly accurate.
DEADEN is defined as make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation. It is also defined as cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients. It is also defined as make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible. It is also defined as become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor. It is also defined as convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil. It is also defined as lessen the momentum or velocity of. It is also defined as make vapid or deprive of spirit.
DEADENED is defined as devoid of physical sensation; numb. It is also defined as made or become less intense.
DEADPAN is defined as deliberately impassive in manner.
The word DEADPANNED has no known definition.
DEAN is defined as United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955). It is also defined as a man who is the senior member of a group. It is also defined as an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college. It is also defined as (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals.
ENNEAD is defined as the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one.
EXPAND is defined as exaggerate or make bigger. It is also defined as add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. It is also defined as expand the influence of. It is also defined as extend in one or more directions. It is also defined as grow vigorously. It is also defined as become larger in size or volume or quantity. It is also defined as make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity.
EXPANDED is defined as increased in extent or size or bulk or scope.
IDEA is defined as (music) melodic subject of a musical composition. It is also defined as an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth. It is also defined as the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about. It is also defined as your intention; what you intend to do. It is also defined as a personal view.
INANE is defined as extremely silly or stupid.
NAAN is defined as leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop.
NADA is defined as a quantity of no importance.
NAIAD is defined as submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water. It is also defined as (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains.
The word NANA has no known definition.
The word NANNIED has no known definition.
NAPE is defined as the back side of the neck.
NAPPED is defined as (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing.
NEAP is defined as a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
PADDED is defined as softened by the addition of cushions or padding.
PAEAN is defined as a formal expression of praise. It is also defined as (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity).
PAID is defined as involving gainful employment in something often done as a hobby. It is also defined as yielding a fair profit. It is also defined as marked by the reception of pay.
PAIN is defined as cause emotional anguish or make miserable. It is also defined as a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder. It is also defined as cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed. It is also defined as emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid. It is also defined as a somatic sensation of acute discomfort. It is also defined as something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness. It is also defined as a bothersome annoying person.
PAINED is defined as emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed.
PANDA is defined as large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae. It is also defined as reddish-brown Old World raccoon-like carnivore; in some classifications considered unrelated to the giant pandas.
PANE is defined as street name for lysergic acid diethylamide. It is also defined as sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors. It is also defined as a panel or section of panels in a wall or door.
The word PANED has no known definition.
PANINI is defined as Indian grammarian whose grammatical rules for Sanskrit are the first known example of descriptive linguistics (circa 400 BC).
The word PANNED has no known definition.
PAPA is defined as an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk.
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I came up with some additional words: nixed, needed, need, peep, peeped, deed, deeded, panax, xanax, padded, annex, annexed, index, indexed, pend, depend, panda, ended, deepen, deepened, pied, pixie, nixie, penned and peed (well, it IS a word in common use)