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Today’s pangram is TOUGHEN.
TOUGHEN is defined as make tough or tougher.
EGGNOG is defined as a punch made of sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor.
ENOUGH is defined as an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose. It is also defined as as much as necessary. It is also defined as sufficient for the purpose.
GENE is defined as (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity.
GENT is defined as port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry. It is also defined as a boy or man. It is also defined as informal abbreviation of `gentleman’.
GHEE is defined as clarified butter used in Indian cookery.
GHETTO is defined as any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping. It is also defined as a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions. It is also defined as formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live.
GONE is defined as drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted. It is also defined as well in the past; former. It is also defined as stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol). It is also defined as dead. It is also defined as destroyed or killed. It is also defined as used up or no longer available.
GONG is defined as a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument. It is also defined as a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a softheaded drumstick. It is also defined as sound a gong.
GOON is defined as an awkward stupid person. It is also defined as an aggressive and violent young criminal.
GOTH is defined as a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement. It is also defined as one of the Teutonic people who invaded the Roman Empire in the 3rd to 5th centuries.
The word GOTTEN has no known definition.
GOUGE is defined as make a groove in. It is also defined as force with the thumb. It is also defined as obtain by coercion or intimidation. It is also defined as an impression in a surface (as made by a blow). It is also defined as and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves. It is also defined as the act of gouging.
GOUT is defined as a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints.
The word HENGE has no known definition.
HUGE is defined as unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope.
The word HUNG has no known definition.
NOUGHT is defined as a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number.
NUGGET is defined as a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth.
OGEE is defined as a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below.
The word OUGHT has no known definition.
OUTGO is defined as money paid out; an amount spent. It is also defined as be or do something to a greater degree.
The word OUTGONE has no known definition.
The word OUTGUN has no known definition.
The word OUTTHOUGHT has no known definition.
THONG is defined as leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip. It is also defined as a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe. It is also defined as minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband. It is also defined as a thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together. It is also defined as underpants resembling a G-string; worn by women especially under very tight pants.
THOUGH is defined as
THOUGHT is defined as a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty. It is also defined as the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about. It is also defined as the process of using your mind to consider something carefully. It is also defined as the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual.
THUG is defined as an aggressive and violent young criminal.
The word TONG has no known definition.
TONGUE is defined as a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea. It is also defined as metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side. It is also defined as a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity. It is also defined as any long thin projection that is transient. It is also defined as a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language. It is also defined as a manner of speaking. It is also defined as articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments. It is also defined as lick or explore with the tongue. It is also defined as the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot. It is also defined as the tongue of certain animals used as meat.
TOUGH is defined as making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe. It is also defined as very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution. It is also defined as someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing. It is also defined as unfortunate or hard to bear. It is also defined as violent and lawless. It is also defined as physically toughened. It is also defined as an aggressive and violent young criminal. It is also defined as a cruel and brutal fellow. It is also defined as substantially made or constructed. It is also defined as feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for `bad’). It is also defined as not given to gentleness or sentimentality. It is also defined as resistant to cutting or chewing.
UNGUENT is defined as semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation.
The word UNHUNG has no known definition.
UNTHOUGHT is defined as so unexpected as to have not been imagined.
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