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Today’s pangrams are ENLIGHTEN, ENLIGHTENING, LENGTHENING, LIGHTEN, and LIGHTENING.
ENLIGHTEN is defined as make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear. It is also defined as make understand. It is also defined as give spiritual insight to; in religion.
ENLIGHTENING is defined as enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement. It is also defined as tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance.
LENGTHENING is defined as the act of prolonging something.
LIGHTEN is defined as make more cheerful. It is also defined as become lighter. It is also defined as make more cheerful through the use of color. It is also defined as become more cheerful. It is also defined as alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive. It is also defined as reduce the weight on; make lighter.
LIGHTENING is defined as changing to a lighter color. It is also defined as descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped.
EIGHT is defined as one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face. It is also defined as a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life. It is also defined as the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one. It is also defined as being one more than seven.
EIGHTEEN is defined as being one more than seventeen. It is also defined as the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one.
EIGHTEENTH is defined as coming next after the seventeenth in position. It is also defined as position 18 in a countable series of things.
EIGHTH is defined as coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position. It is also defined as one part in eight equal parts. It is also defined as position eight in a countable series of things.
EIGHTIETH is defined as the ordinal number of eighty in counting order. It is also defined as position 80 in a countable series of things.
GHEE is defined as clarified butter used in Indian cookery.
HEEL is defined as someone who is morally reprehensible. It is also defined as put a new heel on. It is also defined as tilt to one side. It is also defined as follow at the heels of a person. It is also defined as (golf) the part of the clubhead where it joins the shaft. It is also defined as one of the crusty ends of a loaf of bread. It is also defined as perform with the heels. It is also defined as strike with the heel of the club. It is also defined as the back part of the human foot. It is also defined as the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation. It is also defined as the lower end of a ship’s mast.
The word HEELING has no known definition.
HEIGHT is defined as elevation especially above sea level or above the earth’s surface. It is also defined as the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top. It is also defined as (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot. It is also defined as the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.
HEIGHTEN is defined as make (one’s senses) more acute. It is also defined as make more intense, stronger, or more marked. It is also defined as become more extreme. It is also defined as increase. It is also defined as increase the height of. It is also defined as make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity.
HEIGHTENING is defined as reaching a higher intensity.
The word HEINIE has no known definition.
HELL is defined as (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment. It is also defined as (religion) the world of the dead. It is also defined as noisy and unrestrained mischief. It is also defined as any place of pain and turmoil. It is also defined as a cause of difficulty and suffering.
The word HENGE has no known definition.
HIGH is defined as a high place. It is also defined as slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana). It is also defined as happy and excited and energetic. It is also defined as in a rich manner. It is also defined as (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted. It is also defined as used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency. It is also defined as at a great altitude. It is also defined as a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12. It is also defined as standing above others in quality or position. It is also defined as a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed. It is also defined as a lofty level or position or degree. It is also defined as an air mass of higher than normal pressure. It is also defined as a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics. It is also defined as a state of sustained elation. It is also defined as greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount. It is also defined as (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high’).
HIGHLIGHT is defined as move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent. It is also defined as the most interesting or memorable part. It is also defined as an area of lightness in a picture. It is also defined as apply a highlighter to one’s cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent.
HIGHLIGHTING is defined as an area of lightness in a picture.
HILL is defined as United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916). It is also defined as (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands. It is also defined as risque English comedian (1925-1992). It is also defined as structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones. It is also defined as a local and well-defined elevation of the land. It is also defined as form into a hill.
The word HILLING has no known definition.
HILT is defined as the handle of a sword or dagger.
HINGE is defined as a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other. It is also defined as a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend. It is also defined as attach with a hinge.
The word HINGING has no known definition.
HINT is defined as a slight indication. It is also defined as a just detectable amount. It is also defined as drop a hint; intimate by a hint. It is also defined as a slight but appreciable amount. It is also defined as an indirect suggestion. It is also defined as an indication of potential opportunity.
The word HINTING has no known definition.
HITTING is defined as the act of contacting one thing with another.
LENGTH is defined as continuance in time. It is also defined as size of the gap between two places. It is also defined as a section of something that is long and narrow. It is also defined as the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place. It is also defined as the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end.
LENGTHEN is defined as become long or longer. It is also defined as make longer.
LIGHT is defined as the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light. It is also defined as having abundant light or illumination. It is also defined as merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance. It is also defined as weak and likely to lose consciousness. It is also defined as marked by temperance in indulgence. It is also defined as having relatively few calories. It is also defined as a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination. It is also defined as fall to somebody by assignment or lot. It is also defined as (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation. It is also defined as (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress. It is also defined as cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat. It is also defined as with few burdens. It is also defined as start or maintain a fire in. It is also defined as a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul. It is also defined as moving easily and quickly; nimble. It is also defined as make lighter or brighter. It is also defined as the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures. It is also defined as a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires. It is also defined as to come to rest, settle. It is also defined as (of sleep) easily disturbed. It is also defined as casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior. It is also defined as (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims. It is also defined as alight from (a horse). It is also defined as silly or trivial. It is also defined as any device serving as a source of illumination. It is also defined as less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so. It is also defined as (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent. It is also defined as begin to smoke. It is also defined as an illuminated area. It is also defined as a particular perspective or aspect of a situation. It is also defined as a person regarded very fondly. It is also defined as a visual warning signal. It is also defined as characterized by or emitting light. It is also defined as demanding little effort; not burdensome. It is also defined as designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight. It is also defined as easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned. It is also defined as having little importance. It is also defined as intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound. It is also defined as mental understanding as an enlightening experience. It is also defined as of comparatively little physical weight or density. It is also defined as of little intensity or power or force. It is also defined as of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment. It is also defined as (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average. It is also defined as psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles. It is also defined as public awareness. It is also defined as (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency. It is also defined as very thin and insubstantial. It is also defined as not great in degree or quantity or number.
LIGHTING is defined as having abundant light or illumination. It is also defined as the act of setting something on fire. It is also defined as apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film. It is also defined as the craft of providing artificial light.
LIGHTNING is defined as abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light. It is also defined as the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more.
LITHE is defined as gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease.
NEIGH is defined as make a characteristic sound, of a horse. It is also defined as the characteristic sounds made by a horse.
The word NEIGHING has no known definition.
NIGH is defined as not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances. It is also defined as near in time or place or relationship. It is also defined as (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but. It is also defined as being on the left side.
NIGHT is defined as the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside. It is also defined as Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx. It is also defined as a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom. It is also defined as a shortening of nightfall. It is also defined as darkness. It is also defined as the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit. It is also defined as the period spent sleeping. It is also defined as the time between sunset and midnight.
NIGHTIE is defined as lingerie consisting of a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women.
The word NIGHTLIGHT has no known definition.
NINETEENTH is defined as coming next after the eighteenth in position. It is also defined as position 19 in a countable series of things.
NINETIETH is defined as the ordinal number of ninety in counting order. It is also defined as position 90 in a countable series of things.
NINTH is defined as coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position. It is also defined as one part in nine equal parts. It is also defined as position nine in a countable series of things.
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.
TEETHING is defined as the eruption through the gums of baby teeth.
TENTH is defined as coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position. It is also defined as a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts. It is also defined as position ten in a countable series of things.
The word THEE has no known definition.
THEN is defined as subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors). It is also defined as at a specific prior time. It is also defined as that time; that moment.
THIGH is defined as the upper joint of the leg of a fowl. It is also defined as the part of the leg between the hip and the knee.
THIN is defined as lacking excess flesh. It is also defined as not dense. It is also defined as take off weight. It is also defined as lacking substance or significance. It is also defined as without viscosity. It is also defined as lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture. It is also defined as very narrow. It is also defined as lacking spirit or sincere effort. It is also defined as lose thickness; become thin or thinner. It is also defined as make thin or thinner. It is also defined as of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section. It is also defined as (of sound) lacking resonance or volume. It is also defined as relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous.
The word THINE has no known definition.
THING is defined as a vaguely specified concern. It is also defined as an action. It is also defined as an artifact. It is also defined as an entity that is not named specifically. It is also defined as an event. It is also defined as any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence. It is also defined as a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion. It is also defined as a separate and self-contained entity. It is also defined as a special abstraction. It is also defined as a special objective. It is also defined as a special situation. It is also defined as a statement regarded as an object.
THINNING is defined as the act of diluting something.
TIGHT is defined as very drunk. It is also defined as of textiles. It is also defined as (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity. It is also defined as demanding strict attention to rules and procedures. It is also defined as in an attentive manner. It is also defined as pressed tightly together. It is also defined as firmly or closely. It is also defined as pulled or drawn tight. It is also defined as exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent. It is also defined as (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched. It is also defined as affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow. It is also defined as closely constrained or constricted or constricting. It is also defined as of such close construction as to be impermeable. It is also defined as packed closely together. It is also defined as securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid. It is also defined as set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration.
TIGHTEN is defined as narrow or limit. It is also defined as make tight or tighter. It is also defined as severely restrict in scope or extent. It is also defined as become tight or tighter.
TIGHTENING is defined as the act of making something tighter.
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.
The word TITHING has no known definition.
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