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Today’s pangrams are CONFLUENCE and FLOUNCE.
CONFLUENCE is defined as a coming together of people. It is also defined as a flowing together. It is also defined as a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers).
FLOUNCE is defined as a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim. It is also defined as the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions. It is also defined as walk emphatically.
CELL is defined as a room where a prisoner is kept. It is also defined as small room in which a monk or nun lives. It is also defined as a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction. It is also defined as a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver. It is also defined as a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement. It is also defined as any small compartment. It is also defined as (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals.
CELLO is defined as a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing.
The word CELLULE has no known definition.
CLEF is defined as a musical notation written on a staff indicating the pitch of the notes following it.
CLONE is defined as a person who is almost identical to another. It is also defined as a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction. It is also defined as an unauthorized copy or imitation. It is also defined as make multiple identical copies of.
CLUE is defined as a slight indication. It is also defined as roll into a ball. It is also defined as evidence that helps to solve a problem.
COCOON is defined as retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment. It is also defined as silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs. It is also defined as wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection.
COFFEE is defined as a medium brown to dark-brown color. It is also defined as a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans. It is also defined as any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans. It is also defined as a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee.
COLLEEN is defined as an Irish girl.
COLON is defined as the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos. It is also defined as a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. It is also defined as a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter). It is also defined as the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted.
COLONEL is defined as a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.
CONE is defined as a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point. It is also defined as a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color. It is also defined as cone-shaped mass of ovule- or spore-bearing scales or bracts. It is also defined as any cone-shaped artifact. It is also defined as make cone-shaped.
COOL is defined as great coolness and composure under strain. It is also defined as marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional. It is also defined as make cool or cooler. It is also defined as loose heat. It is also defined as lose intensity. It is also defined as being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition. It is also defined as fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept. It is also defined as inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets when referring to color. It is also defined as neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat. It is also defined as psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike. It is also defined as the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature. It is also defined as used of a quantity or amount (especially of money) for emphasis.
The word COULEE has no known definition.
CUFF is defined as hit with the hand. It is also defined as shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs. It is also defined as confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs. It is also defined as the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg.
CULL is defined as look for and gather. It is also defined as the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality. It is also defined as remove something that has been rejected.
EFFLUENCE is defined as the process of flowing out.
FENCE is defined as have an argument about something. It is also defined as enclose with a fence. It is also defined as a barrier that serves to enclose an area. It is also defined as surround with a wall in order to fortify. It is also defined as a dealer in stolen property. It is also defined as fight with fencing swords. It is also defined as receive stolen goods.
FLEECE is defined as outer coat of especially sheep and yaks. It is also defined as shear the wool from. It is also defined as tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing. It is also defined as rip off; ask an unreasonable price. It is also defined as a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing. It is also defined as the wool of a sheep or similar animal.
LOCO is defined as informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
NEOCON is defined as a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism.
NONCE is defined as the present occasion.
NUCLEON is defined as a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus.
ONCE is defined as on one occasion. It is also defined as at a previous time.
OUNCE is defined as a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams. It is also defined as large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur. It is also defined as a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound.
UNCLE is defined as a source of help and advice and encouragement. It is also defined as the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt.
UNCOOL is defined as (spoken slang) unfashionable and boring.
The word UNCUFF has no known definition.
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