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Today’s pangram is ABNORMAL.
ABNORMAL is defined as not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm. It is also defined as departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development. It is also defined as much greater than the normal.
ANAL is defined as a stage in psychosexual development when the child’s interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.. It is also defined as of or related to the anus.
The word ANNAL has no known definition.
ANON is defined as (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while.
BABOON is defined as large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles.
BALLOON is defined as become inflated. It is also defined as large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air. It is also defined as ride in a hot-air balloon. It is also defined as small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck.
BANAL is defined as repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
BANANA is defined as any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits. It is also defined as elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh.
BARMAN is defined as an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar.
BARN is defined as (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter. It is also defined as an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals.
BARON is defined as a very wealthy or powerful businessman. It is also defined as a British peer of the lowest rank. It is also defined as a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank.
BONBON is defined as a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate.
BONOBO is defined as small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species.
BOON is defined as a desirable state. It is also defined as very close and convivial.
BORN is defined as being talented through inherited qualities. It is also defined as British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970). It is also defined as brought into existence.
BORON is defined as a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder.
BRAN is defined as broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting. It is also defined as food prepared from the husks of cereal grains.
LLANO is defined as an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America).
LOAN is defined as a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz’ is a German word borrowed into modern English. It is also defined as give temporarily; let have for a limited time. It is also defined as the temporary provision of money (usually at interest).
LOON is defined as a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought. It is also defined as large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes. It is also defined as a worthless lazy fellow.
MAMMON is defined as (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit. It is also defined as wealth regarded as an evil influence.
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.
MANOR is defined as the mansion of a lord or wealthy person. It is also defined as the landed estate of a lord (including the house on it).
MAROON is defined as of dark brownish to purplish red. It is also defined as leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue. It is also defined as a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color. It is also defined as an exploding firework used as a warning signal. It is also defined as a person who is stranded (as on an island). It is also defined as leave stranded on a desert island without resources.
MOAN is defined as indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure. It is also defined as an utterance expressing pain or disapproval.
MONO is defined as designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel. It is also defined as an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing.
MOON is defined as United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920). It is also defined as the light of the Moon. It is also defined as be idle in a listless or dreamy way. It is also defined as the period between successive new moons (29.531 days). It is also defined as have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake. It is also defined as any natural satellite of a planet. It is also defined as any object resembling a moon. It is also defined as expose one’s buttocks to. It is also defined as the natural satellite of the Earth.
MORN is defined as the time period between dawn and noon.
MORON is defined as a person of subnormal intelligence. It is also defined as a city in Argentina, to the west of Buenos Aires.
NAAN is defined as leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop.
NABOB is defined as a governor in India during the Mogul empire. It is also defined as a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient).
The word NANA has no known definition.
The word NOOB has no known definition.
NOON is defined as the middle of the day.
NORM is defined as a statistic describing the location of a distribution. It is also defined as a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical.
NORMAL is defined as something regarded as a normative example. It is also defined as being approximately average or within certain limits in e.g. intelligence and development. It is also defined as conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal. It is also defined as forming a right angle. It is also defined as in accordance with scientific laws.
ROAN is defined as a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray. It is also defined as a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding. It is also defined as (used of especially horses) having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or grey.
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