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Today’s pangrams are CAROTID and DICTATOR.
CAROTID is defined as of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck.
DICTATOR is defined as a ruler who is unconstrained by law. It is also defined as a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner. It is also defined as a speaker who dictates to a secretary or a recording machine.
ACCORD is defined as go together. It is also defined as harmony of people’s opinions or actions or characters. It is also defined as allow to have. It is also defined as concurrence of opinion. It is also defined as a written agreement between two states or sovereigns. It is also defined as sympathetic compatibility.
ACID is defined as street name for lysergic acid diethylamide. It is also defined as being sour to the taste. It is also defined as harsh or corrosive in tone. It is also defined as any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt. It is also defined as having the characteristics of an acid.
ACIDIC is defined as being sour to the taste. It is also defined as being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7).
ACRID is defined as harsh or corrosive in tone. It is also defined as strong and sharp.
ADDICT is defined as someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction. It is also defined as to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug). It is also defined as someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms.
ADROIT is defined as quick or skillful or adept in action or thought.
ARCADIA is defined as a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese.
ARDOR is defined as feelings of great warmth and intensity. It is also defined as a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause). It is also defined as intense feeling of love.
ARID is defined as lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless. It is also defined as lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
CARD is defined as a list of dishes available at a restaurant. It is also defined as a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited. It is also defined as a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement. It is also defined as (golf) a record of scores (as in golf). It is also defined as a witty amusing person who makes jokes. It is also defined as (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat. It is also defined as separate the fibers of. It is also defined as a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer’s capabilities. It is also defined as a card certifying the identity of the bearer. It is also defined as a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures). It is also defined as ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor. It is also defined as one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes. It is also defined as thin cardboard, usually rectangular.
CARDIAC is defined as of or relating to the heart.
The word CARDIO has no known definition.
CARDIOID is defined as an epicycloid in which the rolling circle equals the fixed circle.
CICADA is defined as stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone.
CODA is defined as the closing section of a musical composition.
CORD is defined as a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton. It is also defined as a light insulated conductor for household use. It is also defined as a line made of twisted fibers or threads. It is also defined as a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet. It is also defined as bind or tie with a cord. It is also defined as stack in cords.
CORRIDA is defined as a Spanish or Portuguese or Latin American spectacle; a matador baits and (usually) kills a bull in an arena before many spectators.
CORRIDOR is defined as an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it.
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.
DATA is defined as a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn.
DIACRITIC is defined as capable of distinguishing. It is also defined as a mark added to a letter to indicate a special pronunciation.
The word DICTA has no known definition.
The word DIDACT has no known definition.
DIDACTIC is defined as instructive (especially excessively).
DIRT is defined as obscene terms for feces. It is also defined as (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel. It is also defined as the part of the earth’s surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock. It is also defined as the state of being covered with unclean things. It is also defined as disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people.
DITTO is defined as a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated. It is also defined as repeat an action or statement.
DOCTOR is defined as a licensed medical practitioner. It is also defined as restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken. It is also defined as a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution. It is also defined as (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching. It is also defined as alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive. It is also defined as children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician’s office. It is also defined as give medical treatment to.
DODO is defined as someone whose style is out of fashion. It is also defined as extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons.
DOODAD is defined as something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known.
DOOR is defined as the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close. It is also defined as anything providing a means of access (or escape). It is also defined as a room that is entered via a door. It is also defined as a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road). It is also defined as a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle.
DORADO is defined as a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Reticulum and Pictor; contains most of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
DOTARD is defined as an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect.
The word DRAT has no known definition.
The word DROID has no known definition.
IDIOT is defined as a person of subnormal intelligence.
IDIOTIC is defined as insanely irresponsible. It is also defined as having a mental age of three to seven years. It is also defined as so unreasonable as to invite derision.
OCTAD is defined as the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one.
ODOR is defined as any property detected by the olfactory system. It is also defined as the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form.
RADAR is defined as measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
RADIATOR is defined as a mechanism consisting of a metal honeycomb through which hot fluids circulate; heat is transferred from the fluid through the honeycomb to the airstream that is created either by the motion of the vehicle or by a fan. It is also defined as any object that radiates energy. It is also defined as heater consisting of a series of pipes for circulating steam or hot water to heat rooms or buildings.
The word RADII has no known definition.
RADIO is defined as an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals. It is also defined as medium for communication. It is also defined as a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves. It is also defined as indicating radiation or radioactivity. It is also defined as transmit messages via radio waves.
RAID is defined as search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on. It is also defined as a sudden short attack. It is also defined as enter someone else’s territory and take spoils. It is also defined as an attempt by speculators to defraud investors. It is also defined as search for something needed or desired. It is also defined as take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock.
ROAD is defined as an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation. It is also defined as a way or means to achieve something.
ROOD is defined as representation of the cross on which Jesus died.
TOAD is defined as any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species.
TOROID is defined as a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle. It is also defined as the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus.
TORRID is defined as characterized by intense emotion. It is also defined as emotionally charged and vigorously energetic. It is also defined as extremely hot and dry.
TRIAD is defined as a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones. It is also defined as a set of three similar things considered as a unit. It is also defined as three people considered as a unit. It is also defined as the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one.
The word TROD has no known definition.
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