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Today’s pangram is ITALICIZE.
ITALICIZE is defined as print in italics.
ACACIA is defined as any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
The word ACAI has no known definition.
ACETIC is defined as relating to or containing acetic acid.
The word ALIT has no known definition.
ATILT is defined as departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal.
ATTIC is defined as informal terms for a human head. It is also defined as floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage. It is also defined as the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia. It is also defined as (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof. It is also defined as of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times.
The word CACTI has no known definition.
CALCITE is defined as a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone.
CATTAIL is defined as tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes.
CELIAC is defined as of or in or belonging to the cavity of the abdomen. It is also defined as belonging to or prescribed for celiac disease.
The word CELLI has no known definition.
The word CILIA has no known definition.
CITE is defined as refer to for illustration or proof. It is also defined as a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage. It is also defined as advance evidence for. It is also defined as repeat a passage from. It is also defined as call in an official matter, such as to attend court. It is also defined as refer to. It is also defined as make reference to. It is also defined as commend.
ECLECTIC is defined as someone who selects according to the eclectic method. It is also defined as selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas.
ELICIT is defined as call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses). It is also defined as deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning). It is also defined as derive by reason.
ELITE is defined as selected as the best. It is also defined as a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status.
ICICLE is defined as ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water.
ILIAC is defined as of or relating to the ilium.
ILLICIT is defined as contrary to or forbidden by law. It is also defined as contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention.
ITALIC is defined as a branch of the Indo-European languages of which Latin is the chief representative. It is also defined as a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right. It is also defined as a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right. It is also defined as characterized by slanting characters. It is also defined as of or relating to the Italic languages.
LACTIC is defined as of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey).
LAIC is defined as characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy.
The word LAICAL has no known definition.
LAICIZE is defined as reduce to lay status.
LATTICE is defined as framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal. It is also defined as small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted. It is also defined as an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions.
The word LICE has no known definition.
LICIT is defined as authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law. It is also defined as sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality.
LILAC is defined as of a pale purple color. It is also defined as any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers.
LILT is defined as a jaunty rhythm in music. It is also defined as articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way.
LITE is defined as having relatively few calories.
LITTLE is defined as (informal) small and of little importance. It is also defined as lowercase. It is also defined as low in stature; not tall. It is also defined as (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a’) at least some. It is also defined as (of children and animals) young, immature. It is also defined as (of a voice) faint. It is also defined as limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent. It is also defined as a small amount or duration. It is also defined as small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context).
TACIT is defined as implied by or inferred from actions or statements.
TACTIC is defined as a plan for attaining a particular goal.
TACTICAL is defined as of or pertaining to tactic or tactics.
TACTILE is defined as of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch. It is also defined as producing a sensation of touch.
TAIL is defined as a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements. It is also defined as the rear part of a ship. It is also defined as go after with the intent to catch. It is also defined as any projection that resembles the tail of an animal. It is also defined as the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. It is also defined as the rear part of an aircraft. It is also defined as remove or shorten the tail of an animal. It is also defined as the time of the last part of something. It is also defined as remove the stalk of fruits or berries. It is also defined as the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body. It is also defined as (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person’s head.
The word TALI has no known definition.
The word TALLIT has no known definition.
TILE is defined as a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing. It is also defined as a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces. It is also defined as cover with tiles. It is also defined as game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc..
TILL is defined as a treasury for government funds. It is also defined as a strongbox for holding cash. It is also defined as unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together. It is also defined as work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation.
TILT is defined as a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances. It is also defined as move sideways or in an unsteady way. It is also defined as pitching dangerously to one side. It is also defined as heel over. It is also defined as a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. It is also defined as the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. It is also defined as to incline or bend from a vertical position. It is also defined as a slight but noticeable partiality. It is also defined as charge with a tilt.
TITILLATE is defined as touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements. It is also defined as excite pleasurably or erotically.
TITLE is defined as a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with. It is also defined as designate by an identifying term. It is also defined as a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it. It is also defined as the status of being a champion. It is also defined as an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.’ or `General’. It is also defined as an established or recognized right. It is also defined as an informal right to something. It is also defined as give a title to. It is also defined as a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work. It is also defined as an appellation signifying nobility. It is also defined as the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.. It is also defined as (usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action.
TITTLE is defined as a tiny or scarcely detectable amount.
ZITI is defined as medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces.
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