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Today’s pangram is ALLOWANCE.
ALLOWANCE is defined as an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances. It is also defined as a reserve fund created by a charge against profits in order to provide for changes in the value of a company’s assets. It is also defined as a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits. It is also defined as an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period). It is also defined as a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses. It is also defined as put on a fixed allowance, as of food. It is also defined as the act of allowing.
AEON is defined as (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe. It is also defined as an immeasurably long period of time. It is also defined as the longest division of geological time.
ALLOW is defined as give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause. It is also defined as make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen. It is also defined as allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something. It is also defined as let have. It is also defined as allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting. It is also defined as consent to, give permission. It is also defined as allow the other (baseball) team to score. It is also defined as afford possibility. It is also defined as make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain. It is also defined as grant as a discount or in exchange.
ALOE is defined as succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa.
ALONE is defined as without anybody else or anything else. It is also defined as without any others being included or involved. It is also defined as lacking companions or companionship. It is also defined as exclusive of anyone or anything else. It is also defined as radically distinctive and without equal. It is also defined as isolated from others.
ANON is defined as (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while.
CACAO is defined as tropical American tree producing cacao beans.
The word CALLALOO has no known definition.
CALLOW is defined as young and inexperienced.
CANNON is defined as lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals. It is also defined as a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other. It is also defined as a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels. It is also defined as fire a cannon. It is also defined as heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane. It is also defined as heavy gun fired from a tank. It is also defined as make a cannon. It is also defined as (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm.
CANOE is defined as small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle. It is also defined as travel by canoe.
CANOLA is defined as vegetable oil made from rapeseed; it is high in monounsaturated fatty acids.
CANON is defined as a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall. It is also defined as a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired. It is also defined as a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church. It is also defined as a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts. It is also defined as a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter. It is also defined as a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy.
CELLO is defined as a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing.
CLOACA is defined as a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water. It is also defined as (zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open.
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.
CLOWN is defined as act as or like a clown. It is also defined as a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior. It is also defined as a rude or vulgar fool.
COAL is defined as burn to charcoal. It is also defined as a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering. It is also defined as fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period. It is also defined as supply with coal. It is also defined as take in coal.
COCA is defined as a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine. It is also defined as United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001). It is also defined as dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect.
COCOA is defined as a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot. It is also defined as powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed.
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.
COLA is defined as carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope’ is a southernism in the United States). It is also defined as large genus of African trees bearing kola nuts.
The word COLCANNON has no known definition.
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.
CONCEAL is defined as prevent from being seen or discovered. It is also defined as hold back; keep from being perceived by others.
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.
COWL is defined as protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine. It is also defined as a loose hood or hooded robe (as worn by a monk). It is also defined as cover with or as with a cowl.
LLANO is defined as an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America).
LOAN is defined as a word borrowed from another language; e.g. `blitz’ is a German word borrowed into modern English. It is also defined as give temporarily; let have for a limited time. It is also defined as the temporary provision of money (usually at interest).
LOCAL is defined as anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body. It is also defined as affecting only a restricted part or area of the body. It is also defined as public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops. It is also defined as relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area. It is also defined as of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood.
LOCALE is defined as the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting).
LOCO is defined as informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.
LOLL is defined as hang loosely or laxly. It is also defined as be lazy or idle.
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.
NEOCON is defined as a conservative who subscribes to neoconservatism.
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.
NOEL is defined as period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.
NONCE is defined as the present occasion.
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 NONLOCAL has no known definition.
NOON is defined as the middle of the day.
OCEAN is defined as anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume. It is also defined as a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere.
OLEO is defined as a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.
ONCE is defined as on one occasion. It is also defined as at a previous time.
WALLOW is defined as rise up as if in waves. It is also defined as be ecstatic with joy. It is also defined as roll around. It is also defined as an indolent or clumsy rolling about. It is also defined as a puddle where animals go to wallow. It is also defined as delight greatly in. It is also defined as devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure.
WOOL is defined as a fabric made from the hair of sheep. It is also defined as outer coat of especially sheep and yaks. It is also defined as fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving.
WOOLEN is defined as a fabric made from the hair of sheep. It is also defined as of or related to or made of wool.
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