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Today’s pangrams are LINOCUT and LOCUTION.
LINOCUT is defined as a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum. It is also defined as a print that is made from a design carved in relief into a block of linoleum.
LOCUTION is defined as a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations.
CLINIC is defined as a healthcare facility for outpatient care. It is also defined as a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists. It is also defined as meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity.
COCONUT is defined as tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics. It is also defined as large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk. It is also defined as the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries.
COCOON is defined as retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment. It is also defined as silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs. It is also defined as wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection.
COIN is defined as form by stamping, punching, or printing. It is also defined as a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money. It is also defined as make up.
COLON is defined as the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos. It is also defined as the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos. It is also defined as a port city at the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal. It is also defined as a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter). It is also defined as the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted.
COLONIC is defined as a water enema given to flush out the colon. It is also defined as of or relating to the colon.
CONCOCT is defined as devise or invent. It is also defined as prepare or cook by mixing ingredients. It is also defined as invent. It is also defined as make a concoction (of) by mixing.
CONCOCTION is defined as the act of creating something (a medicine or drink or soup etc.) by compounding or mixing a variety of components. It is also defined as any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients. It is also defined as an occurrence of an unusual mixture. It is also defined as the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose.
CONIC is defined as (geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone. It is also defined as relating to or resembling a cone.
COTILLION is defined as a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century. It is also defined as a ball at which young ladies are presented to society.
COTTON is defined as erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers. It is also defined as soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state. It is also defined as fabric woven from cotton fibers. It is also defined as take a liking to. It is also defined as thread made of cotton fibers.
COUNCIL is defined as a body serving in an administrative capacity. It is also defined as a meeting of people for consultation. It is also defined as (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine.
COUNT is defined as put into a group. It is also defined as show consideration for; take into account. It is also defined as determine the number or amount of. It is also defined as have faith or confidence in. It is also defined as take account of. It is also defined as the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order. It is also defined as have weight; have import, carry weight. It is also defined as a nobleman (in various countries) having rank equal to a British earl. It is also defined as have a certain value or carry a certain weight. It is also defined as include as if by counting. It is also defined as name or recite the numbers in ascending order. It is also defined as the total number counted.
ICON is defined as a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface. It is also defined as a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church. It is also defined as (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface.
ICONIC is defined as relating to or having the characteristics on an icon.
INTO is defined as To the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of applications..
INTUIT is defined as know or grasp by intuition or feeling.
INTUITION is defined as an impression that something might be the case. It is also defined as instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes).
IONIC is defined as the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia. It is also defined as containing or involving or occurring in the form of ions. It is also defined as of or pertaining to the Ionic order of classical Greek architecture. It is also defined as of or relating to Ionia or its inhabitants or its language.
LINT is defined as cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds. It is also defined as fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers.
LION is defined as large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male. It is also defined as (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo. It is also defined as the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22. It is also defined as a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after).
LOIN is defined as either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds. It is also defined as a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump.
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.
LOTION is defined as liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin. It is also defined as any of various cosmetic preparations that are applied to the skin.
The word NONILLION has no known definition.
NONUNION is defined as not belonging to or not allowing affiliation with a trade union.
NOON is defined as the middle of the day.
NOTION is defined as a vague idea in which some confidence is placed. It is also defined as an odd or fanciful or capricious idea. It is also defined as a general inclusive concept. It is also defined as (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items.
NOUN is defined as a content word that can be used to refer to a person, place, thing, quality, or action. It is also defined as the word class that can serve as the subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or in apposition.
NULL is defined as lacking any legal or binding force. It is also defined as a quantity of no importance.
NUNCIO is defined as (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status.
OCTILLION is defined as the number that is represented as a one followed by 27 zeros.
ONION is defined as bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb. It is also defined as an aromatic flavorful vegetable. It is also defined as the bulb of an onion plant.
ONTO is defined as On the top of; upon..
TINCT is defined as color lightly.
TINT is defined as a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color. It is also defined as a dye for coloring the hair. It is also defined as a just detectable amount. It is also defined as color lightly.
TONIC is defined as a medicine that strengthens and invigorates. It is also defined as (music) the first note of a diatonic scale. It is also defined as employing variations in pitch to distinguish meanings of otherwise similar words. It is also defined as lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinine. It is also defined as a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring. It is also defined as (used of syllables) bearing the principle stress, usually accompanied by a change in pitch. It is also defined as imparting vitality and energy. It is also defined as of or relating to or producing normal tone or tonus in muscles or tissue. It is also defined as relating to or being the keynote of a major or minor scale.
TOON is defined as a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence.
TUITION is defined as a fee paid for instruction (especially for higher education). It is also defined as teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately).
TUNIC is defined as an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue. It is also defined as any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees.
UNCOIL is defined as unwind or untwist.
UNCOOL is defined as (spoken slang) unfashionable and boring.
UNCTION is defined as excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm. It is also defined as anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual. It is also defined as semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation. It is also defined as smug self-serving earnestness.
UNCUT is defined as complete. It is also defined as not shaped by cutting or trimming. It is also defined as (used of grass or vegetation) not cut down with a hand implement or machine. It is also defined as not trimmed. It is also defined as not cut. It is also defined as (of pages of a book) having adjacent leaves still joined at the fore edge.
UNION is defined as healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones. It is also defined as being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War. It is also defined as the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes. It is also defined as a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets. It is also defined as an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer. It is also defined as the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce). It is also defined as the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War). It is also defined as the state of being joined or united or linked. It is also defined as the act of making or becoming a single unit. It is also defined as a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner). It is also defined as a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations. It is also defined as of trade unions. It is also defined as the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts.
UNIT is defined as an organization regarded as part of a larger social group. It is also defined as any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange. It is also defined as an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity. It is also defined as a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else. It is also defined as an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole. It is also defined as a single undivided whole.
UNLIT is defined as not set afire or burning. It is also defined as without illumination.
UNTIL is defined as As far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to the time that; till..
The word UNTO has no known definition.
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