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Today’s pangrams are ELEMENTALLY and MENTALLY.
The word ELEMENTALLY has no known definition.
MENTALLY is defined as in your mind.
AMEN is defined as a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes.
AMYL is defined as a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds.
ELEMENT is defined as an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system. It is also defined as any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter. It is also defined as an abstract part of something. It is also defined as a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone. It is also defined as one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe. It is also defined as the most favorable environment for a plant or animal. It is also defined as the situation in which you are happiest and most effective.
ELEMENTAL is defined as of or being the essential or basic part. It is also defined as relating to or being an element. It is also defined as relating to severe atmospheric conditions.
EMANATE is defined as give out (breath or an odor). It is also defined as proceed or issue forth, as from a source.
ENAMEL is defined as hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth. It is also defined as a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection. It is also defined as any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze. It is also defined as a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish. It is also defined as coat, inlay, or surface with enamel.
ENEMA is defined as an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes.
ENEMY is defined as an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force). It is also defined as a personal enemy. It is also defined as an opposing military force. It is also defined as any hostile group of people.
LAMA is defined as llamas. It is also defined as a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
LAME is defined as deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg. It is also defined as someone who doesn’t understand what is going on. It is also defined as pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness. It is also defined as disabled in the feet or legs. It is also defined as a fabric interwoven with threads of metal.
LAMELY is defined as in a weak and unconvincing manner.
LAMENT is defined as express grief verbally. It is also defined as regret strongly. It is also defined as a mournful poem; a lament for the dead. It is also defined as a cry of sorrow and grief. It is also defined as a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
LAYMAN is defined as someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person.
LAYMEN is defined as someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person.
LEMMA is defined as the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae. It is also defined as a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition. It is also defined as the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry.
LLAMA is defined as wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
MALE is defined as characteristic of a man. It is also defined as a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies. It is also defined as an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova). It is also defined as being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation. It is also defined as for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys. It is also defined as the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands.
MALL is defined as mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace. It is also defined as a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
MALLET is 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 a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.. It is also defined as a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball.
MALT is defined as a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer. It is also defined as a milkshake made with malt powder. It is also defined as a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling. It is also defined as convert grain into malt. It is also defined as convert into malt. It is also defined as treat with malt or malt extract. It is also defined as turn into malt, become malt.
The word MALTY has no known definition.
MAMA is defined as informal terms for a mother. It is also defined as a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped.
MAMMA is defined as milk-secreting organ of female mammals. It is also defined as informal terms for a mother.
MAMMAL is defined as any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk.
MANATEE is defined as sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded.
MANE is defined as growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being. It is also defined as long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal’s neck.
MANLY is defined as possessing qualities befitting a man. It is also defined as in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man. It is also defined as characteristic of a man.
MANNA is defined as (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus. It is also defined as hardened sugary exudation of various trees.
MANTA is defined as extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned. It is also defined as a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl.
MANTEL is defined as shelf that projects from wall above fireplace.
MANTLE is defined as (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell. It is also defined as a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter. It is also defined as shelf that projects from wall above fireplace. It is also defined as hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window). It is also defined as United States baseball player (1931-1997). It is also defined as anything that covers. It is also defined as cover like a mantle. It is also defined as spread over a surface, like a mantle. It is also defined as the cloak as a symbol of authority. It is also defined as the layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
MANY is defined as a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `as’ or `too’ or `so’ or `that’; amounting to a large but indefinite number.
MATE is defined as the officer below the master on a commercial ship. It is also defined as a person’s partner in marriage. It is also defined as a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent’s king. It is also defined as one of a pair. It is also defined as South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea. It is also defined as place an opponent’s king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game. It is also defined as a fellow member of a team. It is also defined as engage in sexual intercourse. It is also defined as bring two objects, ideas, or people together. It is also defined as an exact duplicate. It is also defined as informal term for a friend of the same sex. It is also defined as South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate. It is also defined as the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner).
MATEY is defined as (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals.
MATTE is defined as change texture so as to become matted and felt-like. It is also defined as not reflecting light; not glossy. It is also defined as the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss. It is also defined as a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted.
MEAL is defined as the food served and eaten at one time. It is also defined as any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times. It is also defined as coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse.
MEALY is defined as composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency. It is also defined as containing meal or made of meal.
MEAN is defined as (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt. It is also defined as intend to refer to. It is also defined as marked by poverty befitting a beggar. It is also defined as of no value or worth. It is also defined as denote or connote. It is also defined as have as a logical consequence. It is also defined as (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity. It is also defined as an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n. It is also defined as approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value. It is also defined as have in mind as a purpose. It is also defined as having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality. It is also defined as mean or intend to express or convey. It is also defined as characterized by malice. It is also defined as destine or designate for a certain purpose. It is also defined as excellent.
MEANLY is defined as in a miserly manner. It is also defined as in a despicable, ignoble manner. It is also defined as in a nasty ill-tempered manner. It is also defined as poorly or in an inferior manner.
The word MEANT has no known definition.
MEANY is defined as United States labor leader who was the first president of the AFL-CIO (1894-1980). It is also defined as a person of mean disposition.
MEAT is defined as the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience. It is also defined as the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone. It is also defined as the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food.
MEATY is defined as being on topic and prompting thought. It is also defined as like or containing meat.
MEET is defined as contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle. It is also defined as experience as a reaction. It is also defined as collect in one place. It is also defined as a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held. It is also defined as be adjacent or come together. It is also defined as undergo or suffer. It is also defined as fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction. It is also defined as come together. It is also defined as be in direct physical contact with; make contact. It is also defined as being precisely fitting and right. It is also defined as get together socially or for a specific purpose. It is also defined as meet by design; be present at the arrival of.
MELEE is defined as a noisy riotous fight.
MELT is defined as the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid. It is also defined as become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly. It is also defined as become less intense and fade away gradually. It is also defined as become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial. It is also defined as become or cause to become soft or liquid. It is also defined as lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually. It is also defined as reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating.
The word MELTY has no known definition.
MEME is defined as a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation).
MENTAL is defined as of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw. It is also defined as affected by a disorder of the mind. It is also defined as involving the mind or an intellectual process. It is also defined as of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks. It is also defined as of or relating to the mind.
The word MENTEE has no known definition.
The word META has no known definition.
METAL is defined as containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal. It is also defined as a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten. It is also defined as any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.. It is also defined as cover with metal.
METE is defined as a line that indicates a boundary.
METTLE is defined as the courage to carry on.
MYNA is defined as tropical Asian starlings.
NAME is defined as assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to. It is also defined as give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of. It is also defined as give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property. It is also defined as family based on male descent. It is also defined as determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis. It is also defined as charge with a function; charge to be. It is also defined as identify as in botany or biology, for example. It is also defined as a defamatory or abusive word or phrase. It is also defined as a well-known or notable person. It is also defined as make reference to. It is also defined as create and charge with a task or function. It is also defined as a language unit by which a person or thing is known. It is also defined as a person’s reputation. It is also defined as by the sanction or authority of. It is also defined as mention and identify by name.
NAMELY is defined as as follows.
TAMALE is defined as dough stuffed with a meat mixture and sometimes wrapped in corn husks and steamed. It is also defined as a city in northern Ghana.
TAME is defined as correct by punishment or discipline. It is also defined as make less strong or intense; soften. It is also defined as overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable. It is also defined as brought from wildness into a domesticated state. It is also defined as very docile. It is also defined as make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans. It is also defined as adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment. It is also defined as flat and uninspiring. It is also defined as very restrained or quiet.
TAMELY is defined as in a tame manner.
TEAM is defined as form a team. It is also defined as a cooperative unit (especially in sports). It is also defined as two or more draft animals that work together to pull something.
TEAMMATE is defined as a fellow member of a team.
TEEM is defined as be teeming, be abuzz. It is also defined as move in large numbers.
TENEMENT is defined as a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards.
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