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Today’s pangram is FRICTION.
FRICTION is defined as a state of conflict between persons. It is also defined as effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure. It is also defined as the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another.
CITRON is defined as thorny evergreen small tree or shrub of India widely cultivated for its large lemonlike fruits that have thick warty rind. It is also defined as large lemonlike fruit with thick aromatic rind; usually preserved.
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.
COFFIN is defined as box in which a corpse is buried or cremated. It is also defined as place into a coffin.
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.
CONCOCT is defined as devise or invent. It is also defined as prepare or cook by mixing ingredients. It is also defined as invent. It is also defined as make a concoction (of) by mixing.
CONCOCTION is defined as the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components. It is also defined as any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients. It is also defined as an occurrence of an unusual mixture. It is also defined as the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose.
CONFIT is defined as a piece of meat (especially a duck) cooked slowly in its own fat.
CONFRONT is defined as oppose, as in hostility or a competition. It is also defined as deal with (something unpleasant) head on. It is also defined as present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize. It is also defined as be face to face with.
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.
CONTORT is defined as twist and press out of shape.
CONTORTION is defined as a tortuous and twisted shape or position. It is also defined as the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself).
CONTRITION is defined as sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation.
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.
COTTON is defined as erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers. It is also defined as soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state. It is also defined as fabric woven from cotton fibers. It is also defined as take a liking to. It is also defined as thread made of cotton fibers.
CROON is defined as sing softly.
FICTION is defined as a deliberately false or improbable account. It is also defined as a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
The word FINITO has no known definition.
FONT is defined as a specific size and style of type within a type family. It is also defined as bowl for baptismal water.
FRONT is defined as the side that is forward or prominent. It is also defined as a person used as a cover for some questionable activity. It is also defined as a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals. It is also defined as be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to. It is also defined as the immediate proximity of someone or something. It is also defined as confront bodily. It is also defined as the line along which opposing armies face each other. It is also defined as a sphere of activity involving effort. It is also defined as (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses. It is also defined as relating to or located in the front. It is also defined as the outward appearance of a person. It is also defined as the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer. It is also defined as the side that is seen or that goes first.
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.
INFO is defined as a message received and understood.
INTO is defined as To the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of applications..
INTRO is defined as formally making a person known to another or to the public. It is also defined as a brief introductory passage to a piece of popular music.
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.
IRON is defined as home appliance consisting of a flat metal base that is heated and used to smooth cloth. It is also defined as a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood. It is also defined as extremely robust. It is also defined as press and smooth with a heated iron. It is also defined as implement used to brand live stock. It is also defined as a golf club that has a relatively narrow metal head.
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.
NITRIC is defined as of or containing nitrogen.
The word NITRO has no known definition.
The word NOIR has no known definition.
NONFICTION is defined as prose writing that is not fictional.
NOON is defined as the middle of the day.
The word NORI has no known definition.
NOTION is defined as a vague idea in which some confidence is placed. It is also defined as an odd or fanciful or capricious idea. It is also defined as a general inclusive concept. It is also defined as (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items.
ONION is defined as bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb. It is also defined as an aromatic flavorful vegetable. It is also defined as the bulb of an onion plant.
ONTO is defined as On the top of; upon..
RICIN is defined as a toxic protein extracted from castor beans; used as a chemical reagent; can be used as a bioweapon.
The word ROTINI has no known definition.
TINCT is defined as color lightly.
TINT is defined as a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color. It is also defined as a dye for coloring the hair. It is also defined as a just detectable amount. It is also defined as color lightly.
TONIC is defined as a medicine that strengthens and invigorates. It is also defined as (music) the first note of a diatonic scale. It is also defined as employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words. It is also defined as lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine. It is also defined as a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring. It is also defined as (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch. It is also defined as imparting vitality and energy. It is also defined as of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue. It is also defined as relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale.
TOON is defined as a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence.
TORN is defined as having edges that are jagged from injury. It is also defined as disrupted by the pull of contrary forces.
The word TORTONI has no known definition.
TRICORN is defined as cocked hat with the brim turned up to form three points.
TRITON is defined as small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia. It is also defined as (Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon. It is also defined as the largest moon of Neptune. It is also defined as tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells.
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