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Today’s pangram is BUMPKIN.
BUMPKIN is defined as a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture.
BIKINI is defined as a woman’s very brief bathing suit. It is also defined as an atoll in the Marshall Islands; formerly used by the United States as a site for testing nuclear weapons.
BUNK is defined as unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements). It is also defined as a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers. It is also defined as avoid paying. It is also defined as a long trough for feeding cattle. It is also defined as flee; take to one’s heels; cut and run. It is also defined as beds built one above the other. It is also defined as a message that seems to convey no meaning. It is also defined as a rough bed (as at a campsite). It is also defined as provide with a bunk.
KINK is defined as curl tightly. 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 form a curl, curve, or kink. It is also defined as a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight. It is also defined as a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation. It is also defined as an eccentric idea. It is also defined as a person with unusual sexual tastes.
MINI is defined as a very short skirt. It is also defined as used of women’s clothing; very short with hemline above the knee.
MINIM is defined as a musical note having the time value of half a whole note. It is also defined as a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters. It is also defined as a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram.
MINIMUM is defined as the smallest possible quantity. It is also defined as the least possible. It is also defined as the point on a curve where the tangent changes from negative on the left to positive on the right.
MINK is defined as fur coat made from the soft lustrous fur of minks. It is also defined as slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet; valued for its fur. It is also defined as the expensive fur of a mink.
The word NIMBI has no known definition.
NUBBIN is defined as a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn).
NUMB is defined as make numb or insensitive. It is also defined as (followed by `to’) not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive. It is also defined as lacking sensation. It is also defined as so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified.
PINK is defined as of a light shade of red. It is also defined as a person with mildly leftist political views. It is also defined as any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers. It is also defined as make light, repeated taps on a surface. It is also defined as sound like a car engine that is firing too early. It is also defined as a light shade of red. It is also defined as cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing.
The word PINUP has no known definition.
PIPPIN is defined as any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red.
PUMPKIN is defined as a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes. It is also defined as usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn.
PUNK is defined as rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock. It is also defined as a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture. It is also defined as material for starting a fire. It is also defined as an aggressive and violent young criminal. It is also defined as of very poor quality; flimsy. It is also defined as substance that smolders when ignited; used to light fuses (especially fireworks).
The word UNKINK has no known definition.
UNPIN is defined as remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of.
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