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Today’s pangram is BLITHELY.
BLITHELY is defined as in a joyous manner.
BEET is defined as round red root vegetable. It is also defined as biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop.
BEETLE is defined as be suspended over or hang over. It is also defined as a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing. It is also defined as jutting or overhanging. It is also defined as beat with a beetle. It is also defined as fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle. It is also defined as insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings.
BELITTLE is defined as cause to seem less serious; play down. It is also defined as express a negative opinion of. It is also defined as lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of.
BELT is defined as a vigorous blow. It is also defined as the act of hitting vigorously. It is also defined as sing loudly and forcefully. It is also defined as a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing). It is also defined as ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun. It is also defined as a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist). It is also defined as an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found. It is also defined as deliver a blow to. It is also defined as endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys. It is also defined as fasten with a belt.
BETEL is defined as Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians. It is also defined as a leaf of a vine from the betel pepper.
BILLET is defined as a job in an organization. It is also defined as a short personal letter. It is also defined as provide housing for (military personnel). It is also defined as lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home).
BITE is defined as a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect’s stinger into skin. It is also defined as a small amount of solid food; a mouthful. It is also defined as wit having a sharp and caustic quality. It is also defined as a light informal meal. It is also defined as a strong odor or taste property. It is also defined as the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws. It is also defined as deliver a sting to. It is also defined as to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws. It is also defined as cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort. It is also defined as (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait. It is also defined as a portion removed from the whole. It is also defined as a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person. It is also defined as penetrate or cut, as with a knife.
BLITHE is defined as carefree and happy and lighthearted. It is also defined as lacking or showing a lack of due concern.
BYTE is defined as a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information.
ELITE is defined as selected as the best. It is also defined as a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status.
ETHYL is defined as the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom.
EYELET is defined as fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines. It is also defined as a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar.
The word EYETEETH has no known definition.
HILT is defined as the handle of a sword or dagger.
The word ITTY has no known definition.
LILT is defined as a jaunty rhythm in music. It is also defined as articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way.
LITE is defined as having relatively few calories.
LITHE is defined as gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease.
The word LITHELY has no known definition.
LITTLE is defined as (informal) small and of little importance. It is also defined as lowercase. It is also defined as low in stature; not tall. It is also defined as (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a’) at least some. It is also defined as (of children and animals) young, immature. It is also defined as (of a voice) faint. It is also defined as limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent. It is also defined as a small amount or duration. It is also defined as small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context).
TEETH is defined as the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal.
TEETHE is defined as grow teeth; cut the baby teeth.
TELL is defined as give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority. It is also defined as give evidence. It is also defined as narrate or give a detailed account of. It is also defined as inform positively and with certainty and confidence. It is also defined as express in words. It is also defined as a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son’s head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap). It is also defined as mark as different. It is also defined as discern or comprehend. It is also defined as let something be known.
The word THEE has no known definition.
THEY is defined as The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed..
TILE is defined as a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing. It is also defined as a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces. It is also defined as cover with tiles. It is also defined as game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc..
TILL is defined as a treasury for government funds. It is also defined as a strongbox for holding cash. It is also defined as unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together. It is also defined as work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation.
TILT is defined as a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances. It is also defined as move sideways or in an unsteady way. It is also defined as pitching dangerously to one side. It is also defined as heel over. It is also defined as a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. It is also defined as the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. It is also defined as to incline or bend from a vertical position. It is also defined as a slight but noticeable partiality. It is also defined as charge with a tilt.
TILTH is defined as arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops. It is also defined as the state of aggregation of soil and its condition for supporting plant growth.
TITHE is defined as a levy of one tenth of something. It is also defined as an offering of a tenth part of some personal income. It is also defined as exact a tithe from. It is also defined as levy a tithe on (produce or a crop). It is also defined as pay a tenth of one’s income, especially to the church. It is also defined as pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church.
TITLE is defined as a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with. It is also defined as designate by an identifying term. It is also defined as a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it. It is also defined as the status of being a champion. It is also defined as an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.’ or `General’. It is also defined as an established or recognized right. It is also defined as an informal right to something. It is also defined as give a title to. It is also defined as a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work. It is also defined as an appellation signifying nobility. It is also defined as the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.. It is also defined as (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action.
TITTLE is defined as a tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
YETI is defined as a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas.
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TEEHEE – seems pretty common, sometimes hyphenated, sometimes not
BETTY – apple brown Betty. This goes to your inconsistent policy on capitalized words. I’m still scratching my head over “Tiffany.”