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Today’s pangram is HYPHENATE.
HYPHENATE is defined as divide or connect with a hyphen.
ANTE is defined as place one’s stake. It is also defined as (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot.
ANTENNA is defined as one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste. It is also defined as sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ. It is also defined as an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals.
The word ANTENNAE has no known definition.
APNEA is defined as transient cessation of respiration.
The word EATEN has no known definition.
ENTENTE is defined as a friendly understanding between political powers. It is also defined as an informal alliance between countries.
ETHANE is defined as a colorless odorless alkane gas used as fuel.
HAPPEN is defined as come upon, as if by accident; meet with. It is also defined as come into being; become reality. It is also defined as come to pass. It is also defined as happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance. It is also defined as chance to be or do something, without intention or causation.
HEATHEN is defined as a person who does not acknowledge your god. It is also defined as not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam.
HENNA is defined as apply henna to one’s hair. It is also defined as a reddish brown dye used especially on hair.
HEPTANE is defined as a colorless volatile highly flammable liquid obtained from petroleum and used as an anesthetic or a solvent or in determining octane ratings.
HYENA is defined as doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion.
HYPHEN is defined as divide or connect with a hyphen. It is also defined as a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text.
NAAN is defined as leavened bread baked in a clay oven in India; usually shaped like a teardrop.
The word NANA has no known definition.
NANNY is defined as a woman who is the custodian of children. It is also defined as female goat.
NAPE is defined as the back side of the neck.
The word NATANT has no known definition.
NATTY is defined as marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners.
NEAP is defined as a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon.
NEAT is defined as free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed. It is also defined as clean or organized. It is also defined as superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject. It is also defined as very good. It is also defined as (of an alcoholic drink) without water. It is also defined as showing care in execution.
NEATEN is defined as put (things or places) in order. It is also defined as care for one’s external appearance.
The word NEATH has no known definition.
The word NENE has no known definition.
The word NEPENTHE has no known definition.
The word NETTY has no known definition.
PAEAN is defined as a formal expression of praise. It is also defined as (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity).
PANE is defined as street name for lysergic acid diethylamide. It is also defined as sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors. It is also defined as a panel or section of panels in a wall or door.
PANT is defined as a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open. It is also defined as (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately. It is also defined as breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted. It is also defined as the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine). It is also defined as utter while panting, as if out of breath.
PANTY is defined as short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural).
PATENT is defined as clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment. It is also defined as an official document granting a right or privilege. It is also defined as a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention. It is also defined as grant rights to; grant a patent for. It is also defined as make open to sight or notice. It is also defined as obtain a patent for. It is also defined as (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage.
PATENTEE is defined as the inventor to whom a patent is issued.
PEAHEN is defined as female peafowl.
PEEN is defined as the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes).
PENNANT is defined as a long flag; often tapering. It is also defined as the award given to the champion. It is also defined as a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering).
PENNE is defined as pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends.
PENNY is defined as a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit. It is also defined as a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound.
PENT is defined as closely confined.
The word PENTANE has no known definition.
TEEN is defined as being of the age 13 through 19. It is also defined as a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity.
TEENY is defined as (used informally) very small.
TENANT is defined as someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else. It is also defined as a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease). It is also defined as any occupant who dwells in a place. It is also defined as occupy as a tenant.
TENET is defined as a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof.
TENT is defined as a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs). It is also defined as live in or as if in a tent. It is also defined as a web that resembles a tent or carpet.
TENTH is defined as coming next after the ninth and just before the eleventh in position. It is also defined as a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts. It is also defined as position ten in a countable series of things.
THAN is defined as A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is usually followed by the object compared in the nominative case. Sometimes, however, the object compared is placed in the objective case, and than is then considered by some grammarians as a preposition. Sometimes the object is expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by that..
THANE is defined as a feudal lord or baron. It is also defined as a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land).
THEN is defined as subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors). It is also defined as at a specific prior time. It is also defined as that time; that moment.
YENTA is defined as (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant. It is also defined as (Yiddish) a woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal.
The word YENTE has no known definition.
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