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Today’s pangram is JOCULAR.
JOCULAR is defined as with humor. It is also defined as characterized by jokes and good humor.
ACCRUAL is defined as the act of accumulating.
AJAR is defined as slightly open.
ARCO is defined as (of instruments in the violin family) to be played with the bow.
AURA is defined as an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint. It is also defined as a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing. It is also defined as a sensation (as of a cold breeze or bright light) that precedes the onset of certain disorders such as a migraine attack or epileptic seizure.
AURAL is defined as of or pertaining to hearing or the ear. It is also defined as relating to or characterized by an aura.
AURORA is defined as the first light of day. It is also defined as an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth’s magnetic lines of force. It is also defined as (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos.
AURORAL is defined as characteristic of the dawn. It is also defined as of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras.
CAROL is defined as joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ. It is also defined as a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ). It is also defined as sing carols.
COLLAR is defined as a figurative restraint. It is also defined as take into custody. It is also defined as a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over. It is also defined as the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal). It is also defined as necklace that fits tightly around a woman’s neck. It is also defined as the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot. It is also defined as a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal’s neck as a harness or to identify it. It is also defined as anything worn or placed about the neck. It is also defined as a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part. It is also defined as furnish with a collar. It is also defined as seize by the neck or collar. It is also defined as (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal.
COLOR is defined as any material used for its color. It is also defined as (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction. It is also defined as having or capable of producing colors. It is also defined as decorate with colors. It is also defined as give a deceptive explanation or excuse for. It is also defined as change color, often in an undesired manner. It is also defined as the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person’s perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation. It is also defined as interest and variety and intensity. It is also defined as modify or bias. It is also defined as an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading. It is also defined as the timbre of a musical sound. It is also defined as a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect. It is also defined as affect as in thought or feeling. It is also defined as add color to.
CORAL is defined as the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry. It is also defined as a variable color averaging a deep pink. It is also defined as marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs. It is also defined as of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color. It is also defined as unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces.
COROLLA is defined as (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth.
CORRAL is defined as a pen for cattle. It is also defined as arrange wagons so that they form a corral. It is also defined as collect or gather. It is also defined as enclose in a corral.
The word CROC has no known definition.
CURACAO is defined as flavored with sour orange peel. It is also defined as a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles.
CURL is defined as wind around something in coils or loops. It is also defined as form a curl, curve, or kink. It is also defined as a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals). It is also defined as American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933). It is also defined as twist or roll into coils or ringlets. It is also defined as a strand or cluster of hair. It is also defined as shape one’s body into a curl. It is also defined as play the Scottish game of curling.
JUROR is defined as someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury.
OCCUR is defined as come to pass. It is also defined as come to one’s mind; suggest itself. It is also defined as to be found to exist.
OCULAR is defined as visible. It is also defined as relating to or using sight. It is also defined as combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments. It is also defined as of or relating to or resembling the eye.
ORACULAR is defined as resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought. It is also defined as obscurely prophetic. It is also defined as of or relating to an oracle.
ORAL is defined as using speech rather than writing. It is also defined as of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located. It is also defined as an examination conducted by spoken communication. It is also defined as a stage in psychosexual development when the child’s interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression. It is also defined as of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth.
ORCA is defined as predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas.
RAJA is defined as a prince or king in India. It is also defined as type genus of the family Rajidae.
ROAR is defined as utter words loudly and forcefully. It is also defined as emit long loud cries. It is also defined as a deep prolonged loud noise. It is also defined as make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles. It is also defined as make a loud noise, as of animal. It is also defined as a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal). It is also defined as laugh unrestrainedly and heartily. It is also defined as act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way. It is also defined as the sound made by a lion.
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.
ROLL is defined as a list of names. It is also defined as move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle. It is also defined as cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis. It is also defined as move by turning over or rotating. It is also defined as a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells). It is also defined as small rounded bread either plain or sweet. It is also defined as show certain properties when being rolled. It is also defined as a roll of currency notes (often taken as the resources of a person or business etc.). It is also defined as a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore. It is also defined as flatten or spread with a roller. It is also defined as the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously. It is also defined as arrange or or coil around. It is also defined as the act of throwing dice. It is also defined as move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. It is also defined as sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity. It is also defined as boil vigorously. It is also defined as a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals). It is also defined as the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling). It is also defined as move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion. It is also defined as a document that can be rolled up (as for storage). It is also defined as rotary motion of an object around its own axis. It is also defined as occur in soft rounded shapes. It is also defined as a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude. It is also defined as anything rolled up in cylindrical form. It is also defined as begin operating or running. It is also defined as emit, produce, or utter with a deep prolonged reverberating sound. It is also defined as execute a roll, in tumbling. It is also defined as move, rock, or sway from side to side. It is also defined as photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light. It is also defined as pronounce with a roll, of the phoneme /r/. It is also defined as shape by rolling. It is also defined as take the shape of a roll or cylinder. It is also defined as walking with a swaying gait.
RURAL is defined as living in or characteristic of farming or country life. It is also defined as of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city.
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