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Today’s pangrams are ANTICIPATE, CAPACITANCE, INCAPACITATE, PATIENCE, PICANTE, and PITTANCE.
ANTICIPATE is defined as regard something as probable or likely. It is also defined as make a prediction about; tell in advance. It is also defined as be excited or anxious about. It is also defined as act in advance of; deal with ahead of time. It is also defined as realize beforehand. It is also defined as be a forerunner of or occur earlier than.
CAPACITANCE is defined as an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored. It is also defined as an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge.
INCAPACITATE is defined as make unable to perform a certain action. It is also defined as injure permanently.
PATIENCE is defined as good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence. It is also defined as a card game played by one person.
The word PICANTE has no known definition.
PITTANCE is defined as an inadequate payment.
ACACIA is defined as any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia.
The word ACAI has no known definition.
ACCENT is defined as special importance or significance. It is also defined as to stress, single out as important. It is also defined as distinctive manner of oral expression. It is also defined as the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch). It is also defined as the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people. It is also defined as a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation. It is also defined as put stress on; utter with an accent.
ACCEPT is defined as give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to. It is also defined as be designed to hold or take. It is also defined as tolerate or accommodate oneself to. It is also defined as admit into a group or community. It is also defined as take on as one’s own the expenses or debts of another person. It is also defined as make use of or accept for some purpose. It is also defined as receive willingly something given or offered. It is also defined as be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal. It is also defined as consider or hold as true. It is also defined as react favorably to; consider right and proper. It is also defined as receive (a report) officially, as from a committee.
ACCEPTANCE is defined as the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true. It is also defined as a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations. It is also defined as banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank. It is also defined as the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception. It is also defined as (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract). It is also defined as the act of taking something that is offered. It is also defined as the state of being acceptable and accepted.
ACETATE is defined as a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate. It is also defined as a salt or ester of acetic acid.
ACETIC is defined as relating to or containing acetic acid.
ACNE is defined as an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones.
ANCIENT is defined as a very old person. It is also defined as a person who lived in ancient times. It is also defined as belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It is also defined as very old.
ANTIC is defined as ludicrously odd. It is also defined as act as or like a clown. It is also defined as a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement.
ANTICIPANT is defined as marked by eager anticipation. It is also defined as one who anticipates.
APACE is defined as with speed. It is also defined as (poetic, literary) quickly.
APIECE is defined as to or from every one of two or more (considered individually).
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.
CANAPE is defined as an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food.
CANCAN is defined as a high-kicking dance of French origin performed by a female chorus line.
CANE is defined as beat with a cane. It is also defined as a stick that people can lean on to help them walk. It is also defined as a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment. It is also defined as a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane.
CANINE is defined as any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles. It is also defined as one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars. It is also defined as of or relating to a pointed conical tooth. It is also defined as of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae.
CANNA is defined as any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers.
CANT is defined as a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves). It is also defined as heel over. It is also defined as stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition. It is also defined as insincere talk about religion or morals. It is also defined as two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees. It is also defined as a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force.
CANTATA is defined as a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text.
CANTEEN is defined as a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen. It is also defined as a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers. It is also defined as a recreation room in an institution. It is also defined as restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat. It is also defined as sells food and personal items to personnel at an institution or school or camp etc..
The word CANTINA has no known definition.
CAPE is defined as a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter. It is also defined as a strip of land projecting into a body of water.
CAPTAIN is defined as the leader of a group of people. It is also defined as the pilot in charge of an airship. It is also defined as a policeman in charge of a precinct. It is also defined as an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship. It is also defined as a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers. It is also defined as the naval officer in command of a military ship. It is also defined as an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant. It is also defined as be the captain of a sports team.
CATNAP is defined as take a siesta. It is also defined as sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed).
CATNIP is defined as hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats.
CENT is defined as a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit. It is also defined as a fractional monetary unit of several countries.
CETACEAN is defined as of or relating to whales and dolphins etc. It is also defined as large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals.
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.
ENACT is defined as order by virtue of superior authority; decree. It is also defined as act out; represent or perform as if in a play.
ENTICE is defined as provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion.
EPIC is defined as constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary epic. It is also defined as a long narrative poem telling of a hero’s deeds. It is also defined as very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale).
EPICENE is defined as having an ambiguous sexual identity. It is also defined as one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made. It is also defined as having unsuitable feminine qualities.
The word INCANT has no known definition.
INCIPIENCE is defined as beginning to exist or to be apparent.
INCIPIENT is defined as only partly in existence; imperfectly formed.
INCITE is defined as give an incentive for action. It is also defined as provoke or stir up. It is also defined as urge on; cause to act.
INTACT is defined as (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken. It is also defined as constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged. It is also defined as (used of domestic animals) sexually competent. It is also defined as undamaged in any way.
IPECAC is defined as a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting (especially in cases of drug overdose or poisoning).
NIACIN is defined as a B vitamin essential for the normal function of the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract.
NICE is defined as done with delicacy and skill. It is also defined as excessively fastidious and easily disgusted. It is also defined as socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous. It is also defined as exhibiting courtesy and politeness. It is also defined as a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera. It is also defined as pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance.
NIECE is defined as a daughter of your brother or sister.
PACE is defined as a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride. It is also defined as the relative speed of progress or change. It is also defined as measure (distances) by pacing. It is also defined as the rate of moving (especially walking or running). It is also defined as the rate of some repeating event. It is also defined as a step in walking or running. It is also defined as the distance covered by a step. It is also defined as go at a pace. It is also defined as regulate or set the pace of. It is also defined as walk with slow or fast paces.
PACT is defined as a written agreement between two states or sovereigns.
PANACEA is defined as hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists. It is also defined as (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia.
The word PANCETTA has no known definition.
PANIC is defined as sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events. It is also defined as an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety. It is also defined as be overcome by a sudden fear. It is also defined as cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic.
PEACE is defined as the absence of mental stress or anxiety. It is also defined as the general security of public places. It is also defined as a treaty to cease hostilities. It is also defined as harmonious relations; freedom from disputes. It is also defined as the state prevailing during the absence of war.
PECAN is defined as tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts. It is also defined as smooth brown oval nut of south central United States. It is also defined as wood of a pecan tree.
PECTIN is defined as any of various water-soluble colloidal carbohydrates that occur in ripe fruit and vegetables; used in making fruit jellies and jams.
PENANCE is defined as remorse for your past conduct. It is also defined as voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing. It is also defined as a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and atonement and absolution.
The word PENCE has no known definition.
PENITENCE is defined as remorse for your past conduct.
PEPTIC is defined as relating to or promoting digestion.
PICA is defined as a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing. It is also defined as magpies. It is also defined as an eating disorder, frequent in children, in which non-nutritional objects are eaten persistently.
The word PICCATA has no known definition.
PICNIC is defined as a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering. It is also defined as any undertaking that is easy to do. It is also defined as any informal meal eaten outside or on an excursion. It is also defined as eat alfresco, in the open air.
PIECE is defined as repair by adding pieces. It is also defined as a portion of a natural object. It is also defined as eat intermittently; take small bites of. It is also defined as an item that is an instance of some type. It is also defined as a share of something. It is also defined as a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition. It is also defined as a musical work that has been created. It is also defined as a work of art of some artistic value. It is also defined as an instance of some kind. It is also defined as create by putting components or members together. It is also defined as a portable gun. It is also defined as game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games. It is also defined as to join or unite the pieces of. It is also defined as a serving that has been cut from a larger portion. It is also defined as a distance. It is also defined as an artistic or literary composition. It is also defined as a separate part of a whole. It is also defined as join during spinning.
The word TACET has no known definition.
TACIT is defined as implied by or inferred from actions or statements.
TACT is defined as consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense.
TACTIC is defined as a plan for attaining a particular goal.
TACTICIAN is defined as a person who is skilled at planning tactics.
TANNIC is defined as derived from tannin.
TINCT is defined as color lightly.
TITANIC is defined as of great force or power.
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