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Today’s pangram is MICROCRACK.
The word MICROCRACK has no known definition.
ARCO is defined as (of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow.
ARIA is defined as an elaborate song for solo voice.
ARMOR is defined as tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant. It is also defined as protective covering made of metal and used in combat. It is also defined as a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehicles. It is also defined as equip with armor.
AROMA is defined as any property detected by the olfactory system. It is also defined as a distinctive odor that is pleasant.
CARIOCA is defined as a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba. It is also defined as a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro. It is also defined as music composed for dancing the carioca.
CAROM is 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 glancing rebound. It is also defined as make a carom. It is also defined as rebound after hitting.
The word CIRCA has no known definition.
The word CIRRI has no known definition.
COIR is defined as stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut.
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.
CRACK is defined as a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive. It is also defined as a long narrow opening. It is also defined as a usually brief attempt. It is also defined as a narrow opening. It is also defined as become fractured; break or crack on the surface only. It is also defined as suffer a nervous breakdown. It is also defined as a chance to do something. It is also defined as break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension. It is also defined as witty remark. It is also defined as pass through (a barrier). It is also defined as make a sharp sound. It is also defined as of the highest quality. It is also defined as a long narrow depression in a surface. It is also defined as a sudden sharp noise. It is also defined as the act of cracking something. It is also defined as a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts. It is also defined as break into simpler molecules by means of heat. It is also defined as break partially but keep its integrity. It is also defined as cause to become cracked. It is also defined as gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions. It is also defined as hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise. It is also defined as make a very sharp explosive sound. It is also defined as reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking. It is also defined as tell spontaneously.
CRAM is defined as study intensively, as before an exam. It is also defined as crowd or pack to capacity. It is also defined as prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam. It is also defined as put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled.
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.
CROAK is defined as a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog). It is also defined as pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life. It is also defined as utter a hoarse sound, like a raven. It is also defined as make complaining remarks or noises under one’s breath.
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.
KARMA is defined as (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person’s actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation.
The word KARMIC has no known definition.
The word KORMA has no known definition.
MACRO is defined as a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language. It is also defined as very large in scale or scope or capability.
MARACA is defined as a percussion instrument consisting of a hollow gourd containing pebbles or beans; often played in pairs.
MARK is defined as celebrate by some ceremony or observation. It is also defined as insert punctuation marks into. It is also defined as establish as the highest level or best performance. It is also defined as assign a grade or rank to, according to one’s evaluation. It is also defined as remove from a list. It is also defined as a symbol of disgrace or infamy. It is also defined as a visible indication made on a surface. It is also defined as a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of. It is also defined as a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student’s performance). It is also defined as a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened). It is also defined as something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal. It is also defined as an indication of damage. It is also defined as formerly the basic unit of money in Germany. It is also defined as a distinguishing symbol. It is also defined as Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel. It is also defined as to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful. It is also defined as a marking that consists of lines that cross each other. It is also defined as make small marks into the surface of. It is also defined as a reference point to shoot at. It is also defined as the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament. It is also defined as put a check mark on or near or next to. It is also defined as be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense. It is also defined as attach a tag or label to. It is also defined as notice or perceive. It is also defined as mark with a scar. It is also defined as make underscoring marks. It is also defined as a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation). It is also defined as designate as if by a mark. It is also defined as make or leave a mark on. It is also defined as the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember.
The word MARM has no known definition.
MICRO is defined as extremely small in scale or scope or capability.
MIRROR is defined as a faithful depiction or reflection. It is also defined as polished surface that forms images by reflecting light. It is also defined as reflect as if in a mirror. It is also defined as reflect or resemble.
MOOR is defined as secure in or as if in a berth or dock. It is also defined as open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss. It is also defined as come into or dock at a wharf. It is also defined as one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century. It is also defined as secure with cables or ropes.
MOROCCO is defined as a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956. It is also defined as a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc..
OKRA is defined as long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews. It is also defined as tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus. It is also defined as long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant.
ORCA is defined as predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas.
RACK is defined as an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims. It is also defined as torment emotionally or mentally. It is also defined as a support for displaying various articles. It is also defined as go at a rack. It is also defined as a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately. It is also defined as the destruction or collapse of something. It is also defined as obtain by coercion or intimidation. It is also defined as run before a gale. It is also defined as a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body. It is also defined as draw off from the lees. It is also defined as fly in high wind. It is also defined as framework for holding objects. It is also defined as put on a rack and pinion. It is also defined as rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton. It is also defined as seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block. It is also defined as stretch to the limits. It is also defined as torture on the rack. It is also defined as work on a rack.
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.
ROAM is defined as move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.
ROAR is defined as utter words loudly and forcefully. It is also defined as emit long loud cries. It is also defined as a deep prolonged loud noise. It is also defined as make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles. It is also defined as make a loud noise, as of animal. It is also defined as a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal). It is also defined as laugh unrestrainedly and heartily. It is also defined as act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way. It is also defined as the sound made by a lion.
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.
The word ROMCOM has no known definition.
ROOK is defined as common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow. It is also defined as (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard. It is also defined as deprive of by deceit.
ROOM is defined as space for movement. It is also defined as live and take one’s meals at or in. It is also defined as an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling. It is also defined as opportunity for. It is also defined as the people who are present in a room.
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