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Today’s pangrams are HONEYPOT, NEOPHYTE, and PHENOTYPE.
HONEYPOT is defined as South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes.
NEOPHYTE is defined as a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist. It is also defined as any new participant in some activity. It is also defined as a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously.
PHENOTYPE is defined as what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment.
ENTENTE is defined as a friendly understanding between political powers. It is also defined as an informal alliance between countries.
The word EYETEETH has no known definition.
EYETOOTH is defined as one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars.
HOOT is defined as something of little value. It is also defined as a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt. It is also defined as a loud raucous cry (as of an owl). It is also defined as to utter a loud clamorous shout. It is also defined as utter the characteristic sound of owls.
HOTPOT is defined as a stew of meat and potatoes cooked in a tightly covered pot.
The word NEPENTHE has no known definition.
The word NETTY has no known definition.
The word NONET has no known definition.
NOTE is defined as a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank). It is also defined as a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound. It is also defined as a short personal letter. It is also defined as a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time. It is also defined as make mention of. It is also defined as observe with care or pay close attention to. It is also defined as high status importance owing to marked superiority. It is also defined as make a written note of. It is also defined as a comment or instruction (usually added). It is also defined as notice or perceive. It is also defined as a brief written record. It is also defined as a characteristic emotional quality. It is also defined as a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling.
ONTO is defined as On the top of; upon..
OPPONENT is defined as characterized by active hostility. It is also defined as someone who offers opposition. It is also defined as a contestant that you are matched against.
PENT is defined as closely confined.
PETTY is defined as contemptibly narrow in outlook. It is also defined as (informal) small and of little importance. It is also defined as larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale). It is also defined as inferior in rank or status.
PEYOTE is defined as the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons. It is also defined as a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons.
PHOTO is defined as a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format.
PHOTON is defined as a quantum of electromagnetic radiation; an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle.
POET is defined as a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry).
PONTOON is defined as a float supporting a seaplane. It is also defined as (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge.
POPPET is defined as a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines.
POTENT is defined as having great influence. It is also defined as having or wielding force or authority. It is also defined as (of a male) capable of copulation. It is also defined as having a strong physiological or chemical effect.
POTTY is defined as a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination. It is also defined as slightly intoxicated. It is also defined as marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness. It is also defined as a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom. It is also defined as (British informal) trivial.
PYTHON is defined as a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit. It is also defined as (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi. It is also defined as large Old World boas.
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.
TEEPEE is defined as a Native American tent; usually of conical shape.
TEETH is defined as the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal.
TEETHE is defined as grow teeth; cut the baby teeth.
TENET is defined as a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof.
TENON is defined as a projection at the end of a piece of wood that is shaped to fit into a mortise and form a mortise joint.
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.
TEPEE is defined as a Native American tent; usually of conical shape.
The word THEE has no known definition.
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.
THEY is defined as The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed..
TONE is defined as a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color. It is also defined as the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli. It is also defined as the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people. It is also defined as a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound. It is also defined as give a healthy elasticity to. It is also defined as (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound). It is also defined as a musical interval of two semitones. It is also defined as the quality of a person’s voice. It is also defined as vary the pitch of one’s speech. It is also defined as utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically. It is also defined as a steady sound without overtones. It is also defined as change the color or tone of. It is also defined as change to a color image. It is also defined as (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages. It is also defined as the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author.
TONNE is defined as a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms.
The word TONY has no known definition.
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.
TOOT is defined as make a loud noise. It is also defined as revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party. It is also defined as a blast of a horn.
TOOTH is defined as a means of enforcement. It is also defined as hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense. It is also defined as one of a number of uniform projections on a gear. It is also defined as something resembling the tooth of an animal. It is also defined as toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell.
TOOTHY is defined as having or showing prominent teeth.
TOPE is defined as a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists. It is also defined as drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic.
TOTE is defined as carry with difficulty. It is also defined as a capacious bag or basket.
TYPE is defined as a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities). It is also defined as identify as belonging to a certain type. It is also defined as write by means of a keyboard with types. It is also defined as all of the tokens of the same symbol. It is also defined as a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper. It is also defined as a subdivision of a particular kind of thing. It is also defined as (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon. It is also defined as printed characters.
TYPHOON is defined as a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans.
TYPO is defined as a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind.
The word YENTE has no known definition.
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