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Today’s pangrams are COAUTHOR and CUTTHROAT.
COAUTHOR is defined as a writer who collaborates with others in writing something.
CUTTHROAT is defined as ruthless in competition. It is also defined as someone who murders by cutting the victim’s throat.
The word ACHOO has no known definition.
ACTOR is defined as a person who acts and gets things done. It is also defined as a theatrical performer.
ACTUATOR is defined as a mechanism that puts something into automatic action.
ARCH is defined as a passageway under a curved masonry construction. It is also defined as (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension. It is also defined as naughtily or annoyingly playful. It is also defined as form an arch or curve. It is also defined as a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet). It is also defined as a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening. It is also defined as (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it.
ARCO is defined as (of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow.
ATTACH is defined as take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority. It is also defined as create social or emotional ties. It is also defined as be attached; be in contact with. It is also defined as become attached. It is also defined as cause to be attached.
ATTRACT is defined as be attractive to. It is also defined as direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes. It is also defined as exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away.
ATTRACTOR is defined as (physics) a point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system. It is also defined as an entertainer who attracts large audiences. It is also defined as a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts.
AUTOCRAT is defined as a cruel and oppressive dictator.
CACAO is defined as tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
CARAT is defined as the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold. It is also defined as a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg.
CARROT is defined as perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions. It is also defined as deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant. It is also defined as orange root; important source of carotene. It is also defined as promise of reward as in.
CART is defined as draw slowly or heavily. It is also defined as wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels. It is also defined as a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal. It is also defined as transport something in a cart.
CATARACT is defined as a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice. It is also defined as an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye.
CATARRH is defined as inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus.
CATCH is defined as reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot. It is also defined as perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily. It is also defined as perceive by hearing. It is also defined as the act of catching an object with the hands. It is also defined as a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident. It is also defined as suffer from the receipt of. It is also defined as see or watch. It is also defined as take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of. It is also defined as hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers. It is also defined as succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase. It is also defined as to hook or entangle. It is also defined as apprehend and reproduce accurately. It is also defined as the quantity that was caught. It is also defined as a restraint that checks the motion of something. It is also defined as attract and fix. It is also defined as capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping. It is also defined as detect a blunder or misstep. It is also defined as the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal). It is also defined as a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect. It is also defined as attract; cause to be enamored. It is also defined as catch up with and possibly overtake. It is also defined as grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of. It is also defined as a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion). It is also defined as a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth. It is also defined as a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window. It is also defined as anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching). It is also defined as become aware of. It is also defined as be struck or affected by. It is also defined as be the catcher. It is also defined as cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled. It is also defined as check oneself during an action. It is also defined as contract. It is also defined as delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned. It is also defined as discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state. It is also defined as get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly. It is also defined as reach in time. It is also defined as spread or be communicated. It is also defined as start burning. It is also defined as take in and retain.
CHAR is defined as burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color. It is also defined as a human female employed to do housework. It is also defined as any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus. It is also defined as burn to charcoal. It is also defined as a charred substance.
CHART is defined as represent by means of a graph. It is also defined as a visual display of information. It is also defined as a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea. It is also defined as make a chart of. It is also defined as plan in detail. It is also defined as (usually plural) a listing of best-selling recorded music.
CHAT is defined as talk socially without exchanging too much information. It is also defined as songbirds having a chattering call. It is also defined as birds having a chattering call. It is also defined as an informal conversation.
CHURCH is defined as a service conducted in a house of worship. It is also defined as a place for public (especially Christian) worship. It is also defined as one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship. It is also defined as perform a special church rite or service for. It is also defined as the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church.
The word CHURRO has no known definition.
COACH is defined as teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports. It is also defined as a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport. It is also defined as (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team. It is also defined as a railcar where passengers ride. It is also defined as a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver. It is also defined as a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.). It is also defined as drive a coach.
COAT is defined as put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface. It is also defined as a thin layer covering something. It is also defined as form a coat over. It is also defined as growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal. It is also defined as an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors. It is also defined as cover or provide with a coat.
COCA is defined as a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine. It is also defined as United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001). It is also defined as dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect.
COCOA is defined as a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot. It is also defined as powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed.
COHO is defined as small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes. It is also defined as fatty pinkish flesh of small salmon caught in the Pacific and Great Lakes.
COHORT is defined as a group of people having approximately the same age. It is also defined as a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion). It is also defined as a company of companions or supporters.
COOT is defined as slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks.
COUCH is defined as formulate in a particular style or language. It is also defined as an upholstered seat for more than one person. It is also defined as a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer. It is also defined as a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment.
COURT is defined as Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947). It is also defined as seek someone’s favor. It is also defined as a room in which a lawcourt sits. It is also defined as an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings. It is also defined as a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws. It is also defined as the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state. It is also defined as respectful deference. It is also defined as a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area. It is also defined as make amorous advances towards. It is also defined as the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince. It is also defined as an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business. It is also defined as a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played. It is also defined as engage in social activities leading to marriage. It is also defined as the residence of a sovereign or nobleman.
COUTH is defined as (used facetiously) refined and well-mannered. It is also defined as (used facetiously) refinement.
The word CROC has no known definition.
CROTCH is defined as the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches. It is also defined as external sex organ. It is also defined as the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk.
CROUCH is defined as bend one’s back forward from the waist on down. It is also defined as sit on one’s heels. It is also defined as the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body.
CRUTCH is defined as anything that serves as an expedient. It is also defined as a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking.
CURACAO is defined as flavored with sour orange peel. It is also defined as a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
CURATOR is defined as the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library).
CURT is defined as marked by rude or peremptory shortness. It is also defined as brief and to the point; effectively cut short.
CUTOUT is defined as a part that is cut out or is intended to be cut out. It is also defined as a photograph from which the background has been cut away. It is also defined as a switch that interrupts an electric circuit in the event of an overload.
HATCH is defined as shading consisting of multiple crossing lines. It is also defined as devise or invent. It is also defined as a sloping rear car door that is lifted to open. It is also defined as sit on (eggs). It is also defined as the production of young from an egg. It is also defined as a movable barrier covering a hatchway. It is also defined as draw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper. It is also defined as emerge from the eggs. It is also defined as inlay with narrow strips or lines of a different substance such as gold or silver, for the purpose of decorating.
HOOCH is defined as an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor.
The word HORCHATA has no known definition.
HUTCH is defined as small crude shelter used as a dwelling. It is also defined as a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals.
OCCUR is defined as come to pass. It is also defined as come to one’s mind; suggest itself. It is also defined as to be found to exist.
ORCA is defined as predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas.
The word OUCH has no known definition.
ROACH is defined as street names for flunitrazepan. It is also defined as European freshwater food fish having a greenish back. It is also defined as any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests. It is also defined as a roll of hair brushed back from the forehead. It is also defined as comb (hair) into a roach. It is also defined as cut the mane off (a horse). It is also defined as the butt of a marijuana cigarette.
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.
TACH is defined as measuring instrument for indicating speed of rotation.
TACO is defined as (ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Mexican descent. It is also defined as a tortilla rolled cupped around a filling.
TACT is defined as consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense.
THATCH is defined as an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718). It is also defined as a house roof made with a plant material (as straw). It is also defined as cover with thatch. It is also defined as hair resembling thatched roofing material. It is also defined as plant stalks used as roofing material.
TOCCATA is defined as a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style.
TORCH is defined as a small portable battery-powered electric lamp. It is also defined as a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame. It is also defined as tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches. It is also defined as a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance. It is also defined as burn maliciously, as by arson.
TOUCH is defined as a distinguishing style. It is also defined as make a more or less disguised reference to. It is also defined as consume. It is also defined as the event of something coming in contact with the body. It is also defined as be relevant to. It is also defined as a suggestion of some quality. It is also defined as have an effect upon. It is also defined as the act of putting two things together with no space between them. It is also defined as be equal to in quality or ability. It is also defined as a communicative interaction. It is also defined as a slight attack of illness. It is also defined as affect emotionally. It is also defined as the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands). It is also defined as tamper with. It is also defined as to extend as far as. It is also defined as a slight but appreciable amount. It is also defined as be in direct physical contact with; make contact. It is also defined as the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin. It is also defined as color lightly. It is also defined as cause to be in brief contact with. It is also defined as comprehend. It is also defined as deal with; usually used with a form of negation. It is also defined as deftness in handling matters. It is also defined as make physical contact with, come in contact with. It is also defined as perceive via the tactile sense. It is also defined as the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan). It is also defined as the feel of mechanical action.
TRACT is defined as a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain. It is also defined as a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet. It is also defined as an extended area of land. It is also defined as a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose.
TRACTOR is defined as a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans. It is also defined as a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications.
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