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Today’s pangrams are CORKING, CROOKING, and ROCKING.
CORKING is defined as very good.
The word CROOKING has no known definition.
The word ROCKING has no known definition.
The word CIRRI has no known definition.
COCCI is defined as any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria.
COCK is defined as faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid. It is also defined as the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled. It is also defined as adult male chicken. It is also defined as to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others. It is also defined as obscene terms for penis. It is also defined as adult male bird. It is also defined as set the trigger of a firearm back for firing. It is also defined as tilt or slant to one side.
The word COCKING has no known definition.
COCOON is defined as retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment. It is also defined as silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs. It is also defined as wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection.
COCOONING is defined as retreating to the seclusion of your home (as for privacy or escape).
COIN is defined as form by stamping, punching, or printing. It is also defined as a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money. It is also defined as make up.
The word COINING has no known definition.
COIR is defined as stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut.
CONIC is defined as (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone. It is also defined as relating to or resembling a cone.
CONK is defined as pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. It is also defined as pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain. It is also defined as come to a stop. It is also defined as hit, especially on the head. It is also defined as informal term for the nose.
The word CONKING has no known definition.
The word CONNING has no known definition.
The word COOING has no known definition.
COOK is defined as tamper, with the purpose of deception. It is also defined as English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779). It is also defined as prepare for eating by applying heat. It is also defined as prepare a hot meal. It is also defined as someone who cooks food. It is also defined as transform and make suitable for consumption by heating. It is also defined as transform by heating.
COOKING is defined as the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.
CORGI is defined as either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head.
The word CORING has no known definition.
CORK is defined as the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle). It is also defined as close a bottle with a cork. It is also defined as a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line. It is also defined as (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells. It is also defined as a port city in southern Ireland. It is also defined as outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.. It is also defined as stuff with cork.
CORN is defined as a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes. It is also defined as tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times. It is also defined as ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food. It is also defined as whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn. It is also defined as feed (cattle) with corn. It is also defined as (Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region–wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland). It is also defined as preserve with salt. It is also defined as something sentimental or trite. It is also defined as the dried grains or kernels or corn used as animal feed or ground for meal.
CRICK is defined as a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick’ and `wrick’ are British). It is also defined as English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004). It is also defined as twist (a body part) into a strained position.
The word CRICKING has no known definition.
CRINGING is defined as totally submissive.
The word CROC has no known definition.
The word CROCI has no known definition.
CROCK is defined as an earthen jar (made of baked clay). It is also defined as a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink. It is also defined as nonsense; foolish talk. It is also defined as release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric. It is also defined as soil with or as with crock.
CROOK is defined as a circular segment of a curve. It is also defined as someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime. It is also defined as bend or cause to bend. It is also defined as a long staff with one end being hook shaped.
CROON is defined as sing softly.
CROONING is defined as singing in a soft low tone. It is also defined as the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner.
ICING is defined as (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent’s goal. It is also defined as a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes. It is also defined as the formation of frost or ice on a surface.
ICON is defined as a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface. It is also defined as a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church. It is also defined as (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface.
ICONIC is defined as relating to or having the characteristics on an icon.
IONIC is defined as the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia. It is also defined as containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions. It is also defined as of or pertaining to the Ionic order of classical Greek architecture. It is also defined as of or relating to Ionia or its inhabitants or its language.
IRONIC is defined as characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is. It is also defined as humorously sarcastic or mocking.
KICK is defined as the act of delivering a blow with the foot. It is also defined as express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness. It is also defined as stop consuming. It is also defined as informal terms for objecting. It is also defined as spring back, as from a forceful thrust. It is also defined as the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired. It is also defined as a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics. It is also defined as the swift release of a store of affective force. It is also defined as drive or propel with the foot. It is also defined as kick a leg up. It is also defined as make a goal. It is also defined as strike with the foot. It is also defined as the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs). It is also defined as thrash about or strike out with the feet.
KICKING is defined as the act of delivering a blow with the foot. It is also defined as a rhythmic thrusting movement of the legs as in swimming or calisthenics.
KNOCK is defined as a vigorous blow. It is also defined as the act of hitting vigorously. It is also defined as find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws. It is also defined as deliver a sharp blow or push. It is also defined as knock against with force or violence. It is also defined as make light, repeated taps on a surface. It is also defined as the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing). It is also defined as sound like a car engine that is firing too early. It is also defined as negative criticism. It is also defined as a bad experience. It is also defined as rap with the knuckles.
KNOCKING is defined as the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing).
NICK is defined as a small cut. It is also defined as cut a nick into. It is also defined as cut slightly, with a razor. It is also defined as an impression in a surface (as made by a blow). It is also defined as (British slang) a prison. It is also defined as divide or reset the tail muscles of. It is also defined as mate successfully; of livestock.
The word NICKING has no known definition.
NOCK is defined as make small marks into the surface of.
The word NOCKING has no known definition.
RICIN is defined as a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon.
The word RICING has no known definition.
RICK is defined as twist suddenly so as to sprain. It is also defined as a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick’ and `wrick’ are British). It is also defined as a stack of hay. It is also defined as pile in ricks.
ROCK is defined as move back and forth or sideways. It is also defined as hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint). It is also defined as pitching dangerously to one side. It is also defined as material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth’s crust. It is also defined as cause to move back and forth. It is also defined as United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984). It is also defined as a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western. It is also defined as a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter. It is also defined as (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable.
ROCOCO is defined as fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century. It is also defined as having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation.
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