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Today’s pangram is ACCUMULATE.
ACCUMULATE is defined as get or gather together. It is also defined as collect or gather.
ACME is defined as the highest point (of something). It is also defined as the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.
ALUM is defined as a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum. It is also defined as a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university). It is also defined as a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum. It is also defined as a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things).
AMULET is defined as a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease.
CALM is defined as steadiness of mind under stress. It is also defined as wind moving at less than 1 knot; 0 on the Beaufort scale. It is also defined as make calm or still. It is also defined as become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation. It is also defined as cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to. It is also defined as not agitated; without losing self-possession. It is also defined as make steady. It is also defined as (of weather) free from storm or wind.
The word CAME has no known definition.
CAMEL is defined as cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions.
CECUM is defined as the cavity in which the large intestine begins and into which the ileum opens.
The word CELLMATE has no known definition.
CLAM is defined as a piece of paper money worth one dollar. It is also defined as burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness. It is also defined as flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams. It is also defined as gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean.
EMCEE is defined as a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers). It is also defined as act as a master of ceremonies.
EMULATE is defined as compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with. It is also defined as imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software. It is also defined as strive to equal or match, especially by imitating.
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.
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.
MACE is defined as an official who carries a mace of office. It is also defined as (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization. It is also defined as a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority. It is also defined as spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed.
MACULA is defined as a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision. It is also defined as a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases. It is also defined as a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun’s photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field.
MALAMUTE is defined as breed of sled dog developed in Alaska.
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.
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.
MAUL is defined as a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges. It is also defined as injure badly by beating. It is also defined as split (wood) with a maul and wedges.
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.
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.
MECCA is defined as a place that attracts many visitors. It is also defined as joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia; located in western Saudi Arabia; as the birthplace of Muhammad it is the holiest city of Islam.
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.
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).
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.
MULE is defined as a slipper that has no fitting around the heel. It is also defined as hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile.
MULL is defined as reflect deeply on a subject. It is also defined as an island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides. It is also defined as a term used in Scottish names of promontories. It is also defined as heat with sugar and spices to make a hot drink.
MULLET is defined as highly valued lean flesh of marine or freshwater mullet. It is also defined as freshwater or coastal food fishes a spindle-shaped body; found worldwide. It is also defined as bottom dwelling marine warm water fishes with two barbels on the chin.
MUTATE is defined as undergo mutation.
MUTE is defined as unable to speak because of hereditary deafness. It is also defined as a deaf person who is unable to speak. It is also defined as deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping. It is also defined as expressed without speech. It is also defined as a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument.
MUTT is defined as an inferior dog or one of mixed breed.
MUTUAL is defined as concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return. It is also defined as common to or shared by two or more parties.
MUUMUU is defined as a woman’s loose unbelted dress.
TALCUM is defined as a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder. It is also defined as a toilet powder made of purified talc and usually scented; absorbs excess moisture.
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.
TUMULT is defined as the act of making a noisy disturbance. It is also defined as a state of commotion and noise and confusion. It is also defined as violent agitation.
UMLAUT is defined as a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate a change in sound in some languages.
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