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Today’s pangrams are ENTANGLEMENT and GENTLEMAN.
ENTANGLEMENT is defined as an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim.
GENTLEMAN is defined as a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer. It is also defined as a man of refinement.
AGLEAM is defined as bright with a steady but subdued shining.
AMALGAM is defined as an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams. It is also defined as a combination or blend of diverse things.
AMALGAMATE is defined as to bring or combine together or with something else. It is also defined as joined together into a whole.
AMEN is defined as a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes.
ELEMENT is defined as an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system. It is also defined as any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter. It is also defined as an abstract part of something. It is also defined as a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone. It is also defined as one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe. It is also defined as the most favorable environment for a plant or animal. It is also defined as the situation in which you are happiest and most effective.
ELEMENTAL is defined as of or being the essential or basic part. It is also defined as relating to or being an element. It is also defined as relating to severe atmospheric conditions.
EMANATE is defined as give out (breath or an odor). It is also defined as proceed or issue forth, as from a source.
ENAMEL is defined as hard white substance covering the crown of a tooth. It is also defined as a colored glassy compound (opaque or partially opaque) that is fused to the surface of metal or glass or pottery for decoration or protection. It is also defined as any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze. It is also defined as a paint that dries to a hard glossy finish. It is also defined as coat, inlay, or surface with enamel.
ENEMA is defined as an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes.
ENGAGEMENT is defined as a mutual promise to marry. It is also defined as the act of giving someone a job. It is also defined as contact by fitting together. It is also defined as the act of sharing in the activities of a group. It is also defined as a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war. It is also defined as employment for performers or performing groups that lasts for a limited period of time. It is also defined as a meeting arranged in advance.
GAME is defined as your occupation or line of work. It is also defined as a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal). It is also defined as willing to face danger. It is also defined as place a bet on. It is also defined as disabled in the feet or legs. It is also defined as a contest with rules to determine a winner. It is also defined as an amusement or pastime. It is also defined as animal hunted for food or sport. It is also defined as a single play of a sport or other contest. It is also defined as frivolous or trifling behavior. It is also defined as (games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win. It is also defined as (tennis) a division of play during which one player serves. It is also defined as the flesh of wild animals that is used for food. It is also defined as the game equipment needed in order to play a particular game.
GAMETE is defined as a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
GAMMA is defined as Portuguese navigator who led an expedition around the Cape of Good Hope in 1497; he sighted and named Natal on Christmas Day before crossing the Indian Ocean (1469-1524). It is also defined as a unit of magnetic field strength equal to one-hundred-thousandth of an oersted. It is also defined as the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet.
GENTLEMEN is defined as a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer. It is also defined as a man of refinement.
The word GLAM has no known definition.
GLEAM is defined as be shiny, as if wet. It is also defined as a flash of light (especially reflected light). It is also defined as shine brightly, like a star or a light. It is also defined as an appearance of reflected light. It is also defined as appear briefly.
LAMA is defined as llamas. It is also defined as a Tibetan or Mongolian priest of Lamaism.
LAME is defined as deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg. It is also defined as someone who doesn’t understand what is going on. It is also defined as pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness. It is also defined as disabled in the feet or legs. It is also defined as a fabric interwoven with threads of metal.
LAMENT is defined as express grief verbally. It is also defined as regret strongly. It is also defined as a mournful poem; a lament for the dead. It is also defined as a cry of sorrow and grief. It is also defined as a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.
LEMMA is defined as the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae. It is also defined as a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition. It is also defined as the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry.
LLAMA is defined as wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to camels but smaller and lacking a hump.
The word MAGE has no known definition.
MAGENTA is defined as a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I. It is also defined as a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta. It is also defined as of deep purplish red.
MAGMA is defined as molten rock in the earth’s crust.
MAGNATE is defined as a very wealthy or powerful businessman.
MAGNET is defined as a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts. It is also defined as (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field.
MALE is defined as characteristic of a man. It is also defined as a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies. It is also defined as an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova). It is also defined as being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation. It is also defined as for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys. It is also defined as the capital of Maldives in the center of the islands.
MALL is defined as mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace. It is also defined as a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk.
MALLET is defined as a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing. It is also defined as a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.. It is also defined as a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball.
MALT is defined as a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer. It is also defined as a milkshake made with malt powder. It is also defined as a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling. It is also defined as convert grain into malt. It is also defined as convert into malt. It is also defined as treat with malt or malt extract. It is also defined as turn into malt, become malt.
MAMA is defined as informal terms for a mother. It is also defined as a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped.
MAMMA is defined as milk-secreting organ of female mammals. It is also defined as informal terms for a mother.
MAMMAL is defined as any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk.
MANAGE is defined as watch and direct. It is also defined as carry on or function. It is also defined as achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods. It is also defined as succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available. It is also defined as handle effectively. It is also defined as be successful; achieve a goal. It is also defined as be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.
MANAGEMENT is defined as the act of managing something. It is also defined as those in charge of running a business.
MANATEE is defined as sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded.
MANE is defined as growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being. It is also defined as long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal’s neck.
MANGA is defined as graphic novel that originated in Japan, usually intended for adults and characterized by highly stylized art.
MANGE is defined as a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people).
MANGLE is defined as alter so as to make unrecognizable. It is also defined as destroy or injure severely. It is also defined as injure badly by beating. It is also defined as clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers. It is also defined as press with a mangle.
MANNA is defined as (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus. It is also defined as hardened sugary exudation of various trees.
MANTA is defined as extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes; usually harmless but its size make it dangerous if harpooned. It is also defined as a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl.
MANTEL is defined as shelf that projects from wall above fireplace.
MANTLE is defined as (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell. It is also defined as a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter. It is also defined as shelf that projects from wall above fireplace. It is also defined as hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window). It is also defined as United States baseball player (1931-1997). It is also defined as anything that covers. It is also defined as cover like a mantle. It is also defined as spread over a surface, like a mantle. It is also defined as the cloak as a symbol of authority. It is also defined as the layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
MATE is defined as the officer below the master on a commercial ship. It is also defined as a person’s partner in marriage. It is also defined as a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent’s king. It is also defined as one of a pair. It is also defined as South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea. It is also defined as place an opponent’s king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game. It is also defined as a fellow member of a team. It is also defined as engage in sexual intercourse. It is also defined as bring two objects, ideas, or people together. It is also defined as an exact duplicate. It is also defined as informal term for a friend of the same sex. It is also defined as South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate. It is also defined as the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner).
MATTE is defined as change texture so as to become matted and felt-like. It is also defined as not reflecting light; not glossy. It is also defined as the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss. It is also defined as a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted.
MEAL is defined as the food served and eaten at one time. It is also defined as any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times. It is also defined as coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse.
MEAN is defined as (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt. It is also defined as intend to refer to. It is also defined as marked by poverty befitting a beggar. It is also defined as of no value or worth. It is also defined as denote or connote. It is also defined as have as a logical consequence. It is also defined as (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity. It is also defined as an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n. It is also defined as approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value. It is also defined as have in mind as a purpose. It is also defined as having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality. It is also defined as mean or intend to express or convey. It is also defined as characterized by malice. It is also defined as destine or designate for a certain purpose. It is also defined as excellent.
The word MEANT has no known definition.
MEAT is defined as the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience. It is also defined as the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone. It is also defined as the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food.
MEET is defined as contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle. It is also defined as experience as a reaction. It is also defined as collect in one place. It is also defined as a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held. It is also defined as be adjacent or come together. It is also defined as undergo or suffer. It is also defined as fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction. It is also defined as come together. It is also defined as be in direct physical contact with; make contact. It is also defined as being precisely fitting and right. It is also defined as get together socially or for a specific purpose. It is also defined as meet by design; be present at the arrival of.
The word MEGA has no known definition.
MELANGE is defined as a motley assortment of things.
MELEE is defined as a noisy riotous fight.
MELT is defined as the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid. It is also defined as become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly. It is also defined as become less intense and fade away gradually. It is also defined as become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial. It is also defined as become or cause to become soft or liquid. It is also defined as lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually. It is also defined as reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating.
MEME is defined as a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation).
MENTAL is defined as of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw. It is also defined as affected by a disorder of the mind. It is also defined as involving the mind or an intellectual process. It is also defined as of or relating to the chin- or liplike structure in insects and certain mollusks. It is also defined as of or relating to the mind.
The word MENTEE has no known definition.
The word META has no known definition.
METAL is defined as containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal. It is also defined as a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten. It is also defined as any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.. It is also defined as cover with metal.
METE is defined as a line that indicates a boundary.
METTLE is defined as the courage to carry on.
NAME is defined as assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to. It is also defined as give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of. It is also defined as give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property. It is also defined as family based on male descent. It is also defined as determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis. It is also defined as charge with a function; charge to be. It is also defined as identify as in botany or biology, for example. It is also defined as a defamatory or abusive word or phrase. It is also defined as a well-known or notable person. It is also defined as make reference to. It is also defined as create and charge with a task or function. It is also defined as a language unit by which a person or thing is known. It is also defined as a person’s reputation. It is also defined as by the sanction or authority of. It is also defined as mention and identify by name.
The word NAMETAG has no known definition.
TAMALE is defined as dough stuffed with a meat mixture and sometimes wrapped in corn husks and steamed. It is also defined as a city in northern Ghana.
TAME is defined as correct by punishment or discipline. It is also defined as make less strong or intense; soften. It is also defined as overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable. It is also defined as brought from wildness into a domesticated state. It is also defined as very docile. It is also defined as make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans. It is also defined as adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment. It is also defined as flat and uninspiring. It is also defined as very restrained or quiet.
TEAM is defined as form a team. It is also defined as a cooperative unit (especially in sports). It is also defined as two or more draft animals that work together to pull something.
TEAMMATE is defined as a fellow member of a team.
TEEM is defined as be teeming, be abuzz. It is also defined as move in large numbers.
TENEMENT is defined as a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards.
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