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Today’s pangram is PROBIOTIC.
PROBIOTIC is defined as a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant.
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.
BRIO is defined as quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous.
The word CIRRI has no known definition.
CITRIC is defined as of or related to citric acid.
COIR is defined as stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut.
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.
CRITIC is defined as anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something. It is also defined as a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art. It is also defined as someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments.
The word CROC has no known definition.
The word CROCI has no known definition.
CROP is defined as cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of. It is also defined as the yield from plants in a single growing season. It is also defined as let feed in a field or pasture or meadow. It is also defined as prepare for crops. It is also defined as feed as in a meadow or pasture. It is also defined as a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food. It is also defined as a collection of people or things appearing together. It is also defined as a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale. It is also defined as cut short. It is also defined as the output of something in a season. It is also defined as the stock or handle of a whip. It is also defined as yield crops.
ORBIT is defined as the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another. It is also defined as an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:. It is also defined as a particular environment or walk of life. It is also defined as move in an orbit. It is also defined as the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball. It is also defined as the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom.
POOR is defined as of insufficient quantity to meet a need. It is also defined as people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group). It is also defined as deserving or inciting pity. It is also defined as characterized by or indicating poverty. It is also defined as having little money or few possessions. It is also defined as lacking in quality or substances.
PORT is defined as (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals). It is also defined as sweet dark-red dessert wine originally from Portugal. It is also defined as the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose. It is also defined as located on the left side of a ship or aircraft. It is also defined as an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through. It is also defined as a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country. It is also defined as bring to port. It is also defined as carry, bear, convey, or bring. It is also defined as carry or hold with both hands diagonally across the body, especially of weapons. It is also defined as drink port. It is also defined as land at or reach a port. It is also defined as modify (software) for use on a different machine or platform. It is also defined as put or turn on the left side, of a ship. It is also defined as turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship.
PORTICO is defined as a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area.
PRIOR is defined as earlier in time. It is also defined as the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot.
PROCTOR is defined as watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating). It is also defined as someone who supervises (an examination).
PROP is defined as a propeller that rotates to push against air. It is also defined as any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie. It is also defined as support by placing against something solid or rigid. It is also defined as a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling.
The word RIBBIT has no known definition.
RIOT is defined as a joke that seems extremely funny. It is also defined as a state of disorder involving group violence. It is also defined as a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity. It is also defined as engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking. It is also defined as a public act of violence by an unruly mob. It is also defined as take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot.
ROBOT is defined as a mechanism that can move automatically.
ROBOTIC is defined as resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine. It is also defined as of or relating to mechanical robots.
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.
ROOT is defined as a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes. It is also defined as someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent). It is also defined as become settled or established and stable in one’s residence or life style. It is also defined as (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed. It is also defined as the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation. It is also defined as the place where something begins, where it springs into being. It is also defined as dig with the snout. It is also defined as a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number. It is also defined as (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground. It is also defined as cause to take roots. It is also defined as cheer for. It is also defined as come into existence, originate. It is also defined as plant by the roots. It is also defined as take root and begin to grow. It is also defined as the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair.
The word ROTI has no known definition.
ROTOR is defined as the rotating armature of a motor or generator. It is also defined as rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils. It is also defined as the revolving bar of a distributor.
The word TORI has no known definition.
The word TORIC has no known definition.
The word TORII has no known definition.
The word TORO has no known definition.
TORPOR is defined as a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility. It is also defined as inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy.
TORT is defined as (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought.
TRICOT is defined as a knitted fabric or one resembling knitting.
TRIO is defined as a set of three similar things considered as a unit. It is also defined as three people considered as a unit. It is also defined as the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one. It is also defined as a musical composition for three performers. It is also defined as three performers or singers who perform together.
TRIP is defined as get high, stoned, or drugged. It is also defined as put in motion or move to act. It is also defined as miss a step and fall or nearly fall. It is also defined as cause to stumble. It is also defined as a catch mechanism that acts as a switch. It is also defined as an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall. It is also defined as an exciting or stimulating experience. It is also defined as make a trip for pleasure. It is also defined as an unintentional but embarrassing blunder. It is also defined as a hallucinatory experience induced by drugs. It is also defined as a journey for some purpose (usually including the return). It is also defined as a light or nimble tread.
TROOP is defined as an orderly crowd. It is also defined as a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts. It is also defined as march in a procession. It is also defined as a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company. It is also defined as a group of soldiers. It is also defined as move or march as if in a crowd.
TROPIC is defined as relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator). It is also defined as of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics. It is also defined as either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics.
TROT is defined as run at a moderately swift pace. It is also defined as a slow pace of running. It is also defined as a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly). It is also defined as radicals who support Trotsky’s theory that socialism must be established throughout the world by continuing revolution. It is also defined as a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together. It is also defined as cause to trot. It is also defined as ride at a trot.
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