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Today’s pangram is BIRDBATH.
BIRDBATH is defined as an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in.
ARIA is defined as an elaborate song for solo voice.
ARID is defined as lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless. It is also defined as lacking sufficient water or rainfall.
The word ATRIA has no known definition.
BAIT is defined as anything that serves as an enticement. It is also defined as something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed. It is also defined as harass with persistent criticism or carping. It is also defined as attack with dogs or set dogs upon. It is also defined as lure, entice, or entrap with bait.
BIRD is defined as informal terms for a (young) woman. It is also defined as badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers. It is also defined as a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt. It is also defined as watch and study birds in their natural habitat. It is also defined as the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food. It is also defined as warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings.
The word BIRRIA has no known definition.
BIRTH is defined as the process of giving birth. It is also defined as the event of being born. It is also defined as the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents. It is also defined as cause to be born. It is also defined as a baby born; an offspring. It is also defined as the time when something begins (especially life).
BRAID is defined as form or weave into a braid or braids. It is also defined as trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains. It is also defined as make by braiding or interlacing. It is also defined as a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair. It is also defined as decorate with braids or ribbons.
BRIAR is defined as Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips. It is also defined as a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath. It is also defined as evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes. It is also defined as a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries.
DIRT is defined as obscene terms for feces. It is also defined as (of roads) not leveled or drained; unsuitable for all year travel. It is also defined as the part of the earth’s surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock. It is also defined as the state of being covered with unclean things. It is also defined as disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people.
DRIB is defined as a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid).
HABIT is defined as an established custom. It is also defined as attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman’s attire). It is also defined as (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition. It is also defined as excessive use of drugs. It is also defined as a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order. It is also defined as put a habit on. It is also defined as the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal).
HABITAT is defined as the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs.
HAIR is defined as a very small distance or space. It is also defined as any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal. It is also defined as cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments. It is also defined as filamentous hairlike growth on a plant. It is also defined as a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss. It is also defined as a filamentous projection or process on an organism.
RABBI is defined as a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher. It is also defined as spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law.
RABBIT is defined as the fur of a rabbit. It is also defined as any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food. It is also defined as flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food. It is also defined as hunt rabbits.
RABID is defined as marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea. It is also defined as of or infected by rabies.
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.
RAITA is defined as an Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices.
The word RIBBIT has no known definition.
THIRD is defined as coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position. It is also defined as the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the third of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate). It is also defined as one of three equal parts of a divisible whole. It is also defined as the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle. It is also defined as in the third place. It is also defined as the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball. It is also defined as following the second position in an ordering or series. It is also defined as the musical interval between one note and another three notes away from it.
TIARA is defined as a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions.
TIBIA is defined as the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
TIDBIT is defined as a small tasty bit of food.
TRAIT is defined as a distinguishing feature of your personal nature.
TRIAD is defined as a three-note major or minor chord; a note and its third and fifth tones. It is also defined as a set of three similar things considered as a unit. It is also defined as three people considered as a unit. It is also defined as the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one.
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