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Today’s pangrams are CONCLAVE and COVALENCE.
CONCLAVE is defined as a confidential or secret meeting.
COVALENCE is defined as valence characterized by the sharing of electrons in a chemical compound; the number of pairs of electrons an atom can share.
ALCOVE is defined as a small recess opening off a larger room.
CALVE is defined as give birth to (a calf). It is also defined as release ice.
The word CAVA has no known definition.
CAVE is defined as hollow out as if making a cave or opening. It is also defined as explore natural caves. It is also defined as a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea.
The word CLAVE has no known definition.
CLEAVE is defined as separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument. It is also defined as come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation. It is also defined as make by cutting into.
CLOVE is defined as one of the small bulblets that can be split off of the axis of a larger garlic bulb. It is also defined as moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves. It is also defined as aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice. It is also defined as spice from dried unopened flower bud of the clove tree; used whole or ground.
CLOVEN is defined as (used of hooves) split, divided.
The word COEVOLVE has no known definition.
CONCAVE is defined as curving inward.
CONVENE is defined as call together. It is also defined as meet formally.
COVE is defined as a small inlet. It is also defined as small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain.
COVEN is defined as an assembly of witches; usually 13 witches.
The word EAVE has no known definition.
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.
ENCLAVE is defined as an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct from the foreign territory that surrounds it.
EVEN is defined as to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons. It is also defined as of the score in a contest. It is also defined as occurring at fixed intervals. It is also defined as become even or more even. It is also defined as make even or more even. It is also defined as symmetrically arranged. It is also defined as make level or straight. It is also defined as the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall). It is also defined as equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced. It is also defined as being level or straight or regular and without variation as e.g. in shape or texture; or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else (i.e. even with). It is also defined as divisible by two.
EVOLVE is defined as work out. It is also defined as gain through experience. It is also defined as undergo development or evolution.
LAVA is defined as rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface.
LAVE is defined as wash one’s face and hands. It is also defined as wash or flow against. It is also defined as cleanse (one’s body) with soap and water.
LEAVE is defined as leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking. It is also defined as remove oneself from an association with or participation in. It is also defined as leave behind unintentionally. It is also defined as produce as a result or residue. It is also defined as transmit (knowledge or skills). It is also defined as put into the care or protection of someone. It is also defined as move out of or depart from. It is also defined as the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty. It is also defined as be survived by after one’s death. It is also defined as the act of departing politely. It is also defined as go away from a place. It is also defined as leave or give by will after one’s death. It is also defined as make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain. It is also defined as act or be so as to become in a specified state. It is also defined as go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness. It is also defined as have left or have as a remainder. It is also defined as permission to do something.
LEAVEN is defined as cause to puff up with a leaven. It is also defined as an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something. It is also defined as a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid.
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.
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.
NAVAL is defined as connected with or belonging to or used in a navy.
NAVE is defined as the central area of a church.
NAVEL is defined as a scar where the umbilical cord was attached. It is also defined as the center point or middle of something.
NOVA is defined as a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process.
The word NOVAE has no known definition.
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.
NOVELLA is defined as a short novel.
OVAL is defined as rounded like an egg. It is also defined as a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it.
OVEN is defined as kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting.
VALANCE is defined as a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing.
VALE is defined as a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river.
VALENCE is defined as (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate. It is also defined as (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent).
VALVE is defined as a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it. It is also defined as control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid. It is also defined as device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone. It is also defined as one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods. It is also defined as the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs.
VANE is defined as mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind. It is also defined as the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft. It is also defined as flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water. It is also defined as a fin attached to the tail of an arrow, bomb or missile in order to stabilize or guide it.
VEAL is defined as meat from a calf.
VENAL is defined as capable of being corrupted.
VOCAL is defined as given to expressing yourself freely or insistently. It is also defined as a short musical composition with words. It is also defined as music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment. It is also defined as full of the sound of voices. It is also defined as relating to or designed for or using the singing voice. It is also defined as having or using the power to produce speech or sound.
VOLCANO is defined as a fissure in the earth’s crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt. It is also defined as a mountain formed by volcanic material.
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.
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