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Today’s pangram is ARACHNID.
ARACHNID is defined as air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs.
ACID is defined as street name for lysergic acid diethylamide. It is also defined as being sour to the taste. It is also defined as harsh or corrosive in tone. It is also defined as any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt. It is also defined as having the characteristics of an acid.
ACIDIC is defined as being sour to the taste. It is also defined as being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7).
ACRID is defined as harsh or corrosive in tone. It is also defined as strong and sharp.
ARCADIA is defined as a department of Greece in the central Peloponnese.
ARCADIAN is defined as (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic. It is also defined as an inhabitant of Arcadia.
ARID is defined as lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless. It is also defined as lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
CANARD is defined as a deliberately misleading fabrication.
CANDID is defined as openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness. It is also defined as characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. It is also defined as informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared.
CANID is defined as any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles.
CARD is defined as a list of dishes available at a restaurant. It is also defined as a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited. It is also defined as a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement. It is also defined as (golf) a record of scores (as in golf). It is also defined as a witty amusing person who makes jokes. It is also defined as (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat. It is also defined as separate the fibers of. It is also defined as a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer’s capabilities. It is also defined as a card certifying the identity of the bearer. It is also defined as a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures). It is also defined as ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor. It is also defined as one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes. It is also defined as thin cardboard, usually rectangular.
CARDIAC is defined as of or relating to the heart.
CHAD is defined as a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa. It is also defined as a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960. It is also defined as a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river. It is also defined as a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape.
CHARD is defined as beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks. It is also defined as long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves.
CICADA is defined as stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone.
CIRCADIAN is defined as of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals.
DACHA is defined as Russian country house.
DARN is defined as something of little value. It is also defined as sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment). It is also defined as repair by sewing.
DINAR is defined as the basic unit of money in Kuwait; equal 1,000 fils. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Jordan; equal to 1,000 fils. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Yugoslavia. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Bahrain; equal to 1,000 fils. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Libya. It is also defined as 100 dinars equal 1 rial in Iran. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Algeria. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Tunisia. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Iraq; equal to 1,000 fils.
DRAIN is defined as flow off gradually. It is also defined as a pipe through which liquid is carried away. It is also defined as make weak. It is also defined as emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it. It is also defined as a gradual depletion of energy or resources. It is also defined as deplete of resources. It is also defined as empty of liquid; drain the liquid from. It is also defined as tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material.
HAND is defined as the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb. It is also defined as a hired laborer on a farm or ranch. It is also defined as place into the hands or custody of. It is also defined as something written by hand. It is also defined as a card player in a game of bridge. It is also defined as the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time. It is also defined as physical assistance. It is also defined as ability. It is also defined as a member of the crew of a ship. It is also defined as a position given by its location to the side of an object. It is also defined as a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece. It is also defined as a round of applause to signify approval. It is also defined as a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses. It is also defined as guide or conduct or usher somewhere. It is also defined as one of two sides of an issue. It is also defined as terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos).
HARD is defined as (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source. It is also defined as unfortunate or hard to bear. It is also defined as with firmness. It is also defined as produced without vibration of the vocal cords. It is also defined as slowly and with difficulty. It is also defined as very strong or vigorous. It is also defined as given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors. It is also defined as indulging excessively. It is also defined as not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure. It is also defined as being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content. It is also defined as characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. It is also defined as causing great damage or hardship. It is also defined as dispassionate. It is also defined as dried out. It is also defined as (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum. It is also defined as resisting weight or pressure. It is also defined as with effort or force or vigor. It is also defined as into a solid condition.
HARRIDAN is defined as a scolding (even vicious) old woman.
HIND is defined as located at or near the back of an animal. It is also defined as a female deer, especially an adult female red deer. It is also defined as any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers.
The word INDICA has no known definition.
The word INDICIA has no known definition.
NADA is defined as a quantity of no importance.
NADIR is defined as an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything. It is also defined as the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected.
NAIAD is defined as submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water. It is also defined as (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains.
RADAR is defined as measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects.
RADIAN is defined as the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d’Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees).
The word RADII has no known definition.
RAID is defined as search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on. It is also defined as a sudden short attack. It is also defined as enter someone else’s territory and take spoils. It is also defined as an attempt by speculators to defraud investors. It is also defined as search for something needed or desired. It is also defined as take over (a company) by buying a controlling interest of its stock.
RANCID is defined as smelling of fermentation or staleness. It is also defined as (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition.
RAND is defined as a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese. It is also defined as United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982). It is also defined as the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents.
RIND is defined as the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating).
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