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Today’s pangram is HOODWINK.
HOODWINK is defined as influence by slyness. It is also defined as conceal one’s true motives from especially by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end.
DINK is defined as a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net. It is also defined as a couple who both have careers and no children (an acronym for dual income no kids).
The word DINO has no known definition.
DOWN is defined as English physician who first described Down’s syndrome (1828-1896). It is also defined as understood perfectly. It is also defined as soft fine feathers. It is also defined as extending or moving from a higher to a lower place. It is also defined as fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs). It is also defined as spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position. It is also defined as lower than previously. It is also defined as filled with melancholy and despondency. It is also defined as eat up completely, as with great appetite. It is also defined as cause to come or go down. It is also defined as improve or perfect by pruning or polishing. It is also defined as drink down entirely. It is also defined as shoot at and force to come down. It is also defined as (American football) a complete play to advance the football. It is also defined as becoming progressively lower. It is also defined as being or moving lower in position or less in some value. It is also defined as being put out by a strikeout. It is also defined as bring down or defeat (an opponent). It is also defined as not functioning (temporarily or permanently). It is also defined as shut. It is also defined as (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil. It is also defined as away from a more central or a more northerly place. It is also defined as to a lower intensity.
DOWNWIND is defined as toward the wind. It is also defined as towards the side away from the wind. It is also defined as with the wind; in the direction the wind is blowing.
HIND is defined as located at or near the back of an animal. It is also defined as a female deer, especially an adult female red deer. It is also defined as any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers.
HONK is defined as cry like a goose. It is also defined as make a loud noise. It is also defined as use the horn of a car. It is also defined as eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth. It is also defined as the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this).
KIND is defined as agreeable, conducive to comfort. It is also defined as tolerant and forgiving under provocation. It is also defined as a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality. It is also defined as having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior.
KINK is defined as curl tightly. It is also defined as a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick’ and `wrick’ are British). It is also defined as form a curl, curve, or kink. It is also defined as a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight. It is also defined as a difficulty or flaw in a plan or operation. It is also defined as an eccentric idea. It is also defined as a person with unusual sexual tastes.
KNOW is defined as accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority. It is also defined as have sexual intercourse with. It is also defined as have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations. It is also defined as be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about. It is also defined as be able to distinguish, recognize as being different. It is also defined as be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt. It is also defined as be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object. It is also defined as have fixed in the mind. It is also defined as know how to do or perform something. It is also defined as know the nature or character of. It is also defined as perceive as familiar. It is also defined as the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people.
The word KNOWHOW has no known definition.
KNOWN is defined as apprehended with certainty.
NOHOW is defined as
NOOK is defined as an interior angle formed by two meeting walls. It is also defined as a sheltered and secluded place.
NOON is defined as the middle of the day.
OINK is defined as the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs. It is also defined as utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs.
ONION is defined as bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb. It is also defined as an aromatic flavorful vegetable. It is also defined as the bulb of an onion plant.
WIND is defined as raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help. It is also defined as catch the scent of; get wind of. It is also defined as a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus. It is also defined as form into a wreath. It is also defined as empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk. It is also defined as arrange or or coil around. It is also defined as to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course. It is also defined as extend in curves and turns. It is also defined as the act of winding or twisting. It is also defined as a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by bellows or the human breath. It is also defined as air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. It is also defined as coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem. It is also defined as an indication of potential opportunity. It is also defined as a tendency or force that influences events. It is also defined as breath.
WINDOW is defined as a pane of glass in a window. It is also defined as a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air. It is also defined as an opening in a wall or screen that admits light and air and through which customers can be served. It is also defined as an opening that resembles a window in appearance or function. It is also defined as a transparent opening in a vehicle that allow vision out of the sides or back; usually is capable of being opened. It is also defined as a transparent panel (as of an envelope) inserted in an otherwise opaque material. It is also defined as (computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen. It is also defined as the time period that is considered best for starting or finishing something.
WINK is defined as a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat). It is also defined as keep back by blinking. It is also defined as gleam or glow intermittently. It is also defined as briefly shut the eyes. It is also defined as a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly. It is also defined as closing one eye quickly as a signal. It is also defined as signal by winking.
WINNOW is defined as blow away or off with a current of air. It is also defined as select desirable parts from a group or list. It is also defined as the act of separating grain from chaff. It is also defined as blow on. It is also defined as separate the chaff from grain by using air currents.
WINO is defined as a chronic drinker.
WONK is defined as an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious.
WOODWIND is defined as any wind instrument other than the brass instruments.