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Today’s pangram is BENEVOLENT.
BENEVOLENT is defined as generous in assistance to the poor. It is also defined as generous in providing aid to others. It is also defined as showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity. It is also defined as intending or showing kindness.
BEETLE is defined as be suspended over or hang over. It is also defined as a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing. It is also defined as jutting or overhanging. It is also defined as beat with a beetle. It is also defined as fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle. It is also defined as insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings.
BELL is defined as the shape of a bell. It is also defined as the sound of a bell being struck. It is also defined as a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed. It is also defined as English painter; sister of Virginia Woolf; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1879-1961). It is also defined as (nautical) each of the eight half-hour units of nautical time signaled by strokes of a ship’s bell; eight bells signals 4:00, 8:00, or 12:00 o’clock, either a.m. or p.m.. It is also defined as a phonetician and father of Alexander Graham Bell (1819-1905). It is also defined as a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument. It is also defined as United States inventor (born in Scotland) of the telephone (1847-1922). It is also defined as a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck. It is also defined as attach a bell to. It is also defined as the flared opening of a tubular device.
BELLE is defined as a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals.
BELT is defined as a vigorous blow. It is also defined as the act of hitting vigorously. It is also defined as sing loudly and forcefully. It is also defined as a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing). It is also defined as ammunition (usually of small caliber) loaded in flexible linked strips for use in a machine gun. It is also defined as a band to tie or buckle around the body (usually at the waist). It is also defined as an elongated region where a specific condition or characteristic is found. It is also defined as deliver a blow to. It is also defined as endless loop of flexible material between two rotating shafts or pulleys. It is also defined as fasten with a belt.
BETEL is defined as Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians. It is also defined as a leaf of a vine from the betel pepper.
BEVEL is defined as cut a bevel on; shape to a bevel. It is also defined as two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees. It is also defined as a hand tool consisting of two rules that are hinged together so you can draw or measure angles of any size.
BLOB is defined as make a spot or mark onto. It is also defined as an indistinct shapeless form.
BLOT is defined as an act that brings discredit to the person who does it. It is also defined as a blemish made by dirt. It is also defined as make a spot or mark onto. It is also defined as dry (ink) with blotting paper.
BLOTTO is defined as very drunk.
BOBBLE is defined as make a mess of, destroy or ruin. It is also defined as the momentary juggling of a batted or thrown baseball.
BOLL is defined as the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
BOLO is defined as long heavy knife with a single edge; of Philippine origin. It is also defined as a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie.
BOLT is defined as a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder. It is also defined as the act of moving with great haste. It is also defined as in a rigid manner. It is also defined as the part of a lock that is engaged or withdrawn with a key. It is also defined as run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along. It is also defined as leave suddenly and as if in a hurry. It is also defined as directly. It is also defined as eat hastily without proper chewing. It is also defined as a roll of cloth or wallpaper of a definite length. It is also defined as a screw that screws into a nut to form a fastener. It is also defined as a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech. It is also defined as a sudden abandonment (as from a political party). It is also defined as make or roll into bolts. It is also defined as move or jump suddenly. It is also defined as secure or lock with a bolt. It is also defined as swallow hastily.
BOTTLE is defined as the quantity contained in a bottle. It is also defined as a vessel fitted with a flexible teat and filled with milk or formula; used as a substitute for breast feeding infants and very young children. It is also defined as a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped. It is also defined as put into bottles. It is also defined as store (liquids or gases) in bottles.
ELEVEN is defined as a team that plays football. It is also defined as the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one. It is also defined as being one more than ten.
ENNOBLE is defined as confer dignity or honor upon. It is also defined as give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility.
EVOLVE is defined as work out. It is also defined as gain through experience. It is also defined as undergo development or evolution.
LENT is defined as a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday.
LENTO is defined as in music. It is also defined as (of tempo) slow.
LEVEE is defined as a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court). It is also defined as an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing. It is also defined as a pier that provides a landing place on a river.
LEVEL is defined as a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process. It is also defined as indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid. It is also defined as a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line. It is also defined as direct into a position for use. It is also defined as of the score in a contest. It is also defined as become level or even. It is also defined as tear down so as to make flat with the ground. It is also defined as an abstract place usually conceived as having depth. It is also defined as a relative position or degree of value in a graded group. It is also defined as having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another. It is also defined as not showing abrupt variations. It is also defined as a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality. It is also defined as a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale. It is also defined as make level or straight. It is also defined as aim at. It is also defined as being on a precise horizontal plane. It is also defined as height above ground. It is also defined as oriented at right angles to the plumb. It is also defined as talk frankly with; lay it on the line.
LOBE is defined as (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part. It is also defined as a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure. It is also defined as (botany) a part into which a leaf is divided. It is also defined as the enhanced response of an antenna in a given direction as indicated by a loop in its radiation pattern.
The word LOBO has no known definition.
LOLL is defined as hang loosely or laxly. It is also defined as be lazy or idle.
LONE is defined as lacking companions or companionship. It is also defined as characterized by or preferring solitude. It is also defined as being the only one; single and isolated from others.
LOON is defined as a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought. It is also defined as large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes. It is also defined as a worthless lazy fellow.
LOOT is defined as goods or money obtained illegally. It is also defined as informal terms for money. It is also defined as take illegally; of intellectual property. It is also defined as steal goods; take as spoils.
LOTTO is defined as a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards.
LOVE is defined as sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people. It is also defined as any object of warm affection or devotion. It is also defined as a beloved person; used as terms of endearment. It is also defined as get pleasure from. It is also defined as have sexual intercourse with. It is also defined as a deep feeling of sexual desire and attraction. It is also defined as a score of zero in tennis or squash. It is also defined as a strong positive emotion of regard and affection. It is also defined as be enamored or in love with. It is also defined as have a great affection or liking for.
NETTLE is defined as sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation. It is also defined as cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations. It is also defined as any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae).
NOBLE is defined as impressive in appearance. It is also defined as a titled peer of the realm. It is also defined as having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character. It is also defined as inert especially toward oxygen. It is also defined as of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times.
NOEL is defined as period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6.
NOVEL is defined as original and of a kind not seen before. It is also defined as pleasantly new or different. It is also defined as an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story. It is also defined as a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction.
NOVELETTE is defined as a short novel.
OLEO is defined as a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.
TELL is defined as give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority. It is also defined as give evidence. It is also defined as narrate or give a detailed account of. It is also defined as inform positively and with certainty and confidence. It is also defined as express in words. It is also defined as a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son’s head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap). It is also defined as mark as different. It is also defined as discern or comprehend. It is also defined as let something be known.
TOLL is defined as value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something. It is also defined as the sound of a bell being struck. It is also defined as a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance). It is also defined as charge a fee for using. It is also defined as ring slowly.
TOOL is defined as ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it. It is also defined as the means whereby some act is accomplished. It is also defined as a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else. It is also defined as obscene terms for penis. It is also defined as an implement used in the practice of a vocation. It is also defined as drive. It is also defined as furnish with tools. It is also defined as work with a tool.
TOOTLE is defined as play (a musical instrument) casually. It is also defined as the sound of casual playing on a musical instrument.
VELVET is defined as resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface. It is also defined as smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste. It is also defined as a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back.
VELVETEEN is defined as a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet.
VOLE is defined as any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows.
VOLT is defined as a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt; equivalent to the potential difference across a resistance of 1 ohm when 1 ampere of current flows through it.
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