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Today’s pangram is BRICKWORK.
BRICKWORK is defined as masonry done with bricks and mortar.
The word BOOKWORK has no known definition.
BOOR is defined as a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement.
BORIC is defined as of or relating to or derived from or containing boron.
BORROW is defined as take up and practice as one’s own. It is also defined as get temporarily.
BRICK is defined as a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy. It is also defined as rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material.
BRIO is defined as quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous.
BROOK is defined as put up with something or somebody unpleasant. It is also defined as a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river).
BROW is defined as the arch of hair above each eye. It is also defined as the part of the face above the eyes. It is also defined as the peak of a hill.
The word CIRRI has no known definition.
CORK is defined as the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle). It is also defined as close a bottle with a cork. It is also defined as a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line. It is also defined as (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells. It is also defined as a port city in southern Ireland. It is also defined as outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc.. It is also defined as stuff with cork.
CRIB is defined as a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two. It is also defined as baby bed with high sides made of slats. It is also defined as a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly). It is also defined as a bin or granary for storing grains. It is also defined as line with beams or planks. It is also defined as take unauthorized (intellectual material). It is also defined as the cards discarded by players at cribbage. It is also defined as use a crib, as in an exam.
CRICK is defined as a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick’ and `wrick’ are British). It is also defined as English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004). It is also defined as twist (a body part) into a strained position.
The word CROC has no known definition.
The word CROCI has no known definition.
CROCK is defined as an earthen jar (made of baked clay). It is also defined as a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink. It is also defined as nonsense; foolish talk. It is also defined as release color when rubbed, of badly dyed fabric. It is also defined as soil with or as with crock.
CROOK is defined as a circular segment of a curve. It is also defined as someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime. It is also defined as bend or cause to bend. It is also defined as a long staff with one end being hook shaped.
CROW is defined as dwell on with satisfaction. It is also defined as a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo. It is also defined as an instance of boastful talk. It is also defined as a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana. It is also defined as a Siouan language spoken by the Crow. It is also defined as black birds having a raucous call. It is also defined as express pleasure verbally. It is also defined as the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it). It is also defined as utter shrill sounds.
RICK is defined as twist suddenly so as to sprain. 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 a stack of hay. It is also defined as pile in ricks.
ROCK is defined as move back and forth or sideways. It is also defined as hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint). It is also defined as pitching dangerously to one side. It is also defined as material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth’s crust. It is also defined as cause to move back and forth. It is also defined as United States gynecologist and devout Catholic who conducted the first clinical trials of the oral contraceptive pill (1890-1984). It is also defined as a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western. It is also defined as a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter. It is also defined as (figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable.
ROCOCO is defined as fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century. It is also defined as having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation.
ROOK is defined as common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow. It is also defined as (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard. It is also defined as deprive of by deceit.
WORK is defined as make uniform. It is also defined as perform as expected when applied. It is also defined as be employed. It is also defined as applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading). It is also defined as have and exert influence or effect. It is also defined as make something, usually for a specific function. It is also defined as cause to happen or to occur as a consequence. It is also defined as the occupation for which you are paid. It is also defined as cause to work. It is also defined as find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of. It is also defined as a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing. It is also defined as have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected. It is also defined as use or manipulate to one’s advantage. It is also defined as proceed along a path. It is also defined as prepare for crops. It is also defined as shape, form, or improve a material. It is also defined as a place where work is done. It is also defined as cause to undergo fermentation. It is also defined as the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it). It is also defined as give a workout to. It is also defined as go sour or spoil. It is also defined as activity directed toward making or doing something. It is also defined as arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion. It is also defined as behave in a certain way when handled. It is also defined as cause to operate or function. It is also defined as exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity. It is also defined as gratify and charm, usually in order to influence. It is also defined as move in an agitated manner. It is also defined as move into or onto. It is also defined as operate in a certain place, area, or specialty. It is also defined as operate in or through. It is also defined as (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force. It is also defined as proceed towards a goal or along a path or through an activity. It is also defined as provoke or excite.
WORKBOOK is defined as a student’s book or booklet containing problems with spaces for solving them.