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Today’s pangram is COMPANION.
COMPANION is defined as a traveler who accompanies you. It is also defined as be a companion to somebody. It is also defined as a friend who is frequently in the company of another. It is also defined as one paid to accompany or assist or live with another.
ACACIA is defined as any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
The word ACAI has no known definition.
ANIONIC is defined as a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do not ionize in aqueous solutions. It is also defined as of or relating to anions.
CACAO is defined as tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
CAIMAN is defined as a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly.
The word CAMI has no known definition.
CAMO is defined as fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background.
CAMP is defined as an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose. It is also defined as establish or set up a camp. It is also defined as a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months. It is also defined as shelter for persons displaced by war or political oppression or for religious beliefs. It is also defined as temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers. It is also defined as live in or as if in a tent. It is also defined as providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities. It is also defined as a group of people living together in a camp. It is also defined as a penal institution (often for forced labor). It is also defined as give an artificially banal or sexual quality to. It is also defined as something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality. It is also defined as temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers.
The word CAMPO has no known definition.
CANCAN is defined as a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line.
CANNA is defined as any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers.
CANNON is defined as lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals. It is also defined as a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other. It is also defined as a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels. It is also defined as fire a cannon. It is also defined as heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane. It is also defined as heavy gun fired from a tank. It is also defined as make a cannon. It is also defined as (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm.
CANON is defined as a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall. It is also defined as a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired. It is also defined as a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church. It is also defined as a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts. It is also defined as a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter. It is also defined as a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy.
CANONIC is defined as conforming to orthodox or recognized rules. It is also defined as reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality. It is also defined as of or relating to or required by canon law. It is also defined as appearing in a biblical canon.
The word CANOPIC has no known definition.
CAPO is defined as the head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate.
CAPON is defined as castrated male chicken. It is also defined as flesh of a castrated male chicken.
CIAO is defined as an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian).
CINNAMON is defined as tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon. It is also defined as aromatic bark used as a spice. It is also defined as spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground.
The word CIOPPINO has no known definition.
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.
COCCI is defined as any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria.
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.
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.
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.
COMA is defined as a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury. It is also defined as (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet; forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed. It is also defined as (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds).
COMIC is defined as arousing or provoking laughter. It is also defined as a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts. It is also defined as of or relating to or characteristic of comedy.
COMMA is defined as anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing. It is also defined as a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence.
COMMON is defined as a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area. It is also defined as common to or shared by two or more parties. It is also defined as being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language. It is also defined as commonly encountered. It is also defined as lacking refinement or cultivation or taste. It is also defined as of or associated with the great masses of people. It is also defined as of low or inferior quality or value. It is also defined as belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public. It is also defined as having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual. It is also defined as to be expected; standard.
COMP is defined as an intensive examination testing a student’s proficiency in some special field of knowledge.
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.
COOP is defined as an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept. It is also defined as a farm building for housing poultry.
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.
MANIAC is defined as an insane person. It is also defined as wildly disordered. It is also defined as a person who has an obsession with or excessive enthusiasm for something.
MANIC is defined as affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason.
MICA is defined as any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity.
MIMIC is defined as someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress). It is also defined as imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect. It is also defined as constituting an imitation.
The word MINICAM has no known definition.
The word MINICAMP has no known definition.
MONOMANIAC is defined as a person suffering from monomania.
NIACIN is defined as a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract.
NINCOMPOOP is defined as a stupid foolish person.
NONCOM is defined as a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel.
PANIC is defined as sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events. It is also defined as an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety. It is also defined as be overcome by a sudden fear. It is also defined as cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic.
PICA is defined as a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing. It is also defined as magpies. It is also defined as an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently.
PICNIC is defined as a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering. It is also defined as any undertaking that is easy to do. It is also defined as any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion. It is also defined as eat alfresco, in the open air.
POINCIANA is defined as small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications. It is also defined as a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana.
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Campion is another pangram they missed. It’s the common name of a wildflower.