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Today’s pangram is OPULENT.
OPULENT is defined as ostentatiously rich and superior in quality.
ENTENTE is defined as a friendly understanding between political powers. It is also defined as an informal alliance between countries.
LENT is defined as a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday.
LENTO is defined as in music. It is also defined as (of tempo) slow.
LONE is defined as lacking companions or companionship. It is also defined as characterized by or preferring solitude. It is also defined as being the only one; single and isolated from others.
LOON is defined as a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought. It is also defined as large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes. It is also defined as a worthless lazy fellow.
The word LUNE has no known definition.
LUNETTE is defined as oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault. It is also defined as temporary fortification like a detached bastion.
The word NENE has no known definition.
NEON is defined as a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts.
NETTLE is defined as sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation. It is also defined as cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations. It is also defined as any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae).
NOEL is defined as period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.
NONE is defined as a canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise. It is also defined as a service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier. It is also defined as not any.
The word NONET has no known definition.
NOON is defined as the middle of the day.
The word NOPE 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.
NOUN is defined as a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action. It is also defined as the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition.
NULL is defined as lacking any legal or binding force. It is also defined as a quantity of no importance.
ONTO is defined as On the top of; upon..
OPEN is defined as (of textures) full of small openings or gaps. It is also defined as not defended or capable of being defended. It is also defined as possibly accepting or permitting. It is also defined as with no protection or shield. It is also defined as not sealed or having been unsealed. It is also defined as openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness. It is also defined as affording free passage or view. It is also defined as start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning. It is also defined as a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water. It is also defined as ready or willing to receive favorably. It is also defined as used of mouth or eyes. It is also defined as spread out or open from a closed or folded state. It is also defined as become available. It is also defined as afford access to. It is also defined as open and observable; not secret or hidden. It is also defined as where the air is unconfined. It is also defined as affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed. It is also defined as become open. It is also defined as information that has become public. It is also defined as make available. It is also defined as cause to open or to become open. It is also defined as not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought. It is also defined as accessible to all. It is also defined as affording free passage or access. It is also defined as a tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play. It is also defined as begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.. It is also defined as display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer. It is also defined as having no protecting cover or enclosure. It is also defined as make the opening move. It is also defined as not having been filled. It is also defined as not requiring union membership. It is also defined as open to or in view of all. It is also defined as ready for business. It is also defined as (set theory) of an interval that contains neither of its endpoints. It is also defined as without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition. It is also defined as have an opening or passage or outlet.
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.
PEEN is defined as the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes).
The word PELOTON has no known definition.
PENNE is defined as pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends.
PENT is defined as closely confined.
PENULT is defined as the next to last syllable in a word.
PEON is defined as a laborer who is obliged to do menial work.
POLLEN is defined as the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant.
PONE is defined as cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern).
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.
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.
PUNT is defined as (football) a kick in which the football is dropped from the hands and kicked before it touches the ground. It is also defined as formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland; equal to 100 pence. It is also defined as propel with a pole. It is also defined as place a bet on. It is also defined as an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole. It is also defined as kick the ball.
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.
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.
The word TENTPOLE has no known definition.
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.
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.
TUNE is defined as adjust the pitches of (musical instruments). It is also defined as adjust for (better) functioning. It is also defined as a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence. It is also defined as the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency. It is also defined as the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch.
The word TUNEUP has no known definition.
TUNNEL is defined as move through by or as by digging. It is also defined as a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter. It is also defined as a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars). It is also defined as force a way through.
The word UNLET has no known definition.
UNOPEN is defined as not open.
The word UNPEN has no known definition.
The word UNTO has no known definition.
UNTUNE is defined as cause to lose one’s composure. It is also defined as cause to be out of tune.
UPON is defined as On; — used in all the senses of that word, with which it is interchangeable..
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