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Today’s pangram is HEADWIND.
HEADWIND is defined as wind blowing opposite to the path of a ship or aircraft.
The word ADDED has no known definition.
ADDEND is defined as a number that is added to another number (the augend).
ADDENDA is defined as textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end.
ADENINE is defined as (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA.
AHEAD is defined as having the leading position or higher score in a contest. It is also defined as leading or ahead in a competition. It is also defined as at or in the front. It is also defined as in a forward direction. It is also defined as ahead of time; in anticipation. It is also defined as toward the future; forward in time.
AIDE is defined as an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer. It is also defined as someone who acts as assistant.
AIDED is defined as having help; often used as a combining form.
ANEW is defined as again but in a new or different way.
AWED is defined as inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence. It is also defined as having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread.
DAWN is defined as become clear or enter one’s consciousness or emotions. It is also defined as the first light of day. It is also defined as the earliest period. It is also defined as an opening time period. It is also defined as appear or develop. It is also defined as become light.
The word DAWNED has no known definition.
DEAD is defined as devoid of physical sensation; numb. It is also defined as (followed by `to’) not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive. It is also defined as very tired. It is also defined as drained of electric charge; discharged. It is also defined as not circulating or flowing. It is also defined as quickly and without warning. It is also defined as completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers. It is also defined as not yielding a return. It is also defined as a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense. It is also defined as devoid of activity. It is also defined as lacking acoustic resonance. It is also defined as lacking resilience or bounce. It is also defined as no longer having force or relevance. It is also defined as no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life. It is also defined as not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat. It is also defined as not surviving in active use. It is also defined as out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown. It is also defined as people who are no longer living. It is also defined as physically inactive. It is also defined as the complete stoppage of an action. It is also defined as unerringly accurate.
DEADEN is defined as make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation. It is also defined as cut a girdle around so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients. It is also defined as make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible. It is also defined as become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor. It is also defined as convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil. It is also defined as lessen the momentum or velocity of. It is also defined as make vapid or deprive of spirit.
DEADENED is defined as devoid of physical sensation; numb. It is also defined as made or become less intense.
DEADHEAD is defined as a nonenterprising person who is not paying his way. It is also defined as a train or bus or taxi traveling empty.
The word DEADHEADED has no known definition.
DEAN is defined as United States film actor whose moody rebellious roles made him a cult figure (1931-1955). It is also defined as a man who is the senior member of a group. It is also defined as an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college. It is also defined as (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals.
ENNEAD is defined as the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one.
HAND is defined as the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb. It is also defined as a hired laborer on a farm or ranch. It is also defined as place into the hands or custody of. It is also defined as something written by hand. It is also defined as a card player in a game of bridge. It is also defined as the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time. It is also defined as physical assistance. It is also defined as ability. It is also defined as a member of the crew of a ship. It is also defined as a position given by its location to the side of an object. It is also defined as a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece. It is also defined as a round of applause to signify approval. It is also defined as a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses. It is also defined as guide or conduct or usher somewhere. It is also defined as one of two sides of an issue. It is also defined as terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos).
HANDED is defined as having or involving the use of hands.
The word HAWED has no known definition.
HEAD is defined as (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk. It is also defined as be in charge of. It is also defined as a person who is in charge. It is also defined as that which is responsible for one’s thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason. It is also defined as be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel. It is also defined as the educator who has executive authority for a school. It is also defined as the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains. It is also defined as travel in front of; go in advance of others. It is also defined as the part in the front or nearest the viewer. It is also defined as a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about. It is also defined as a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer. It is also defined as a difficult juncture. It is also defined as forward movement. It is also defined as oral stimulation of the genitals. It is also defined as a dense cluster of flowers or foliage. It is also defined as the subject matter at issue. It is also defined as direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. It is also defined as the source of water from which a stream arises. It is also defined as a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea). It is also defined as (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent. It is also defined as a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum. It is also defined as an individual person. It is also defined as a projection out from one end. It is also defined as a rounded compact mass. It is also defined as a single domestic animal. It is also defined as a user of (usually soft) drugs. It is also defined as be in the front of or on top of. It is also defined as form a head or come or grow to a head. It is also defined as (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship. It is also defined as remove the head of. It is also defined as take its rise. It is also defined as that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves. It is also defined as the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container. It is also defined as the front of a military formation or procession. It is also defined as the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head. It is also defined as the pressure exerted by a fluid. It is also defined as the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint. It is also defined as the striking part of a tool. It is also defined as the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates). It is also defined as the top of something. It is also defined as to go or travel towards. It is also defined as (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person’s head.
HEADED is defined as having a heading or course in a certain direction. It is also defined as having a head of a specified kind or anything that serves as a head; often used in combination. It is also defined as of leafy vegetables; having formed into a head. It is also defined as having a heading or caption.
The word HEEHAW has no known definition.
The word HEEHAWED has no known definition.
HENNA is defined as apply henna to one’s hair. It is also defined as a reddish brown dye used especially on hair.
The word HENNAED has no known definition.
IDEA is defined as (music) melodic subject of a musical composition. It is also defined as an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth. It is also defined as the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about. It is also defined as your intention; what you intend to do. It is also defined as a personal view.
INANE is defined as extremely silly or stupid.
NAAN is defined as leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop.
NADA is defined as a quantity of no importance.
NAIAD is defined as submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water. It is also defined as (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains.
The word NANA has no known definition.
The word NANNIED has no known definition.
The word WADDED has no known definition.
WADE is defined as English tennis player who won many women’s singles titles (born in 1945). It is also defined as walk (through relatively shallow water).
The word WADED has no known definition.
The word WAHINE has no known definition.
WAND is defined as a ceremonial or emblematic staff. It is also defined as a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir. It is also defined as a rod used by a magician or water diviner. It is also defined as a thin supple twig or rod.
WANE is defined as a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number). It is also defined as grow smaller. It is also defined as become smaller. It is also defined as decrease in phase.
The word WANED has no known definition.
The word WANNA has no known definition.
WEAN is defined as gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother’s milk. It is also defined as detach the affections of.
WEANED is defined as freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother’s milk.
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