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Today’s pangram is ANKLEBONE.
ANKLEBONE is defined as the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint.
ANKLE is defined as a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus.
BABKA is defined as a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
BAKE is defined as be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun. It is also defined as heat by a natural force. It is also defined as cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven. It is also defined as prepare with dry heat in an oven.
BALK is defined as the area on a billiard table behind the balkline. It is also defined as one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof. It is also defined as something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress. It is also defined as refuse to comply. It is also defined as an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base.
BANK is defined as a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities. It is also defined as have faith or confidence in. It is also defined as put into a bank account. It is also defined as a container (usually with a slot in the top) for keeping money at home. 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. It is also defined as a building in which the business of banking transacted. It is also defined as act as the banker in a game or in gambling. It is also defined as a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning). It is also defined as a long ridge or pile. It is also defined as an arrangement of similar objects in a row or in tiers. It is also defined as a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies). It is also defined as be in the banking business. It is also defined as cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning. It is also defined as do business with a bank or keep an account at a bank. It is also defined as enclose with a bank. It is also defined as sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water). It is also defined as the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games. It is also defined as tip laterally.
BANKABLE is defined as acceptable to or at a bank. It is also defined as guaranteed to bring a profit.
BEAK is defined as horny projecting mouth of a bird. It is also defined as informal terms for the nose. It is also defined as hit lightly with a picking motion. It is also defined as a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures. It is also defined as beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles).
BLANK is defined as a blank gap or missing part. It is also defined as complete and absolute. It is also defined as a blank character used to separate successive words in writing or printing. It is also defined as (of a surface) not written or printed on. It is also defined as a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet. It is also defined as a piece of material ready to be made into something. It is also defined as keep the opposing (baseball) team from winning. It is also defined as not charged with a bullet. It is also defined as without comprehension.
BLEAK is defined as providing no shelter or sustenance. It is also defined as offering little or no hope. It is also defined as unpleasantly cold and damp.
BLOKE is defined as a boy or man.
BONK is defined as hit hard. It is also defined as have sexual intercourse with.
BOOK is defined as physical objects consisting of a number of pages bound together. It is also defined as a record in which commercial accounts are recorded. It is also defined as the sacred writings of Islam revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad during his life at Mecca and Medina. It is also defined as a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone. It is also defined as a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance. It is also defined as the sacred writings of the Christian religions. It is also defined as a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made. It is also defined as arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance. It is also defined as a collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game. It is also defined as a major division of a long written composition. It is also defined as a number of sheets (ticket or stamps etc.) bound together on one edge. It is also defined as a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together). It is also defined as engage for a performance. It is also defined as record a charge in a police register. It is also defined as register in a hotel booker.
BOOKABLE is defined as subject to being reserved or booked.
KABOB is defined as cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
KALE is defined as a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head. It is also defined as informal terms for money. It is also defined as coarse curly-leafed cabbage.
KEBAB is defined as cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
KEEL is defined as walk as if unable to control one’s movements. It is also defined as a projection or ridge that suggests a keel. It is also defined as one of the main longitudinal beams (or plates) of the hull of a vessel; can extend vertically into the water to provide lateral stability. It is also defined as the median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly.
KEEN is defined as express grief verbally. It is also defined as intense or sharp. It is also defined as painful as if caused by a sharp instrument. It is also defined as having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions. It is also defined as very good. It is also defined as a funeral lament sung with loud wailing. It is also defined as having a sharp cutting edge or point.
KENNEL is defined as outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog. It is also defined as put up in a kennel.
KENO is defined as a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards.
KNEE is defined as joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee. It is also defined as hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella. It is also defined as the part of a trouser leg that provides the cloth covering for the knee.
KNEEL is defined as supporting yourself on your knees. It is also defined as rest one’s weight on one’s knees.
KNELL is defined as make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification. It is also defined as ring as in announcing death. It is also defined as the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something.
KNOB is defined as an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger. It is also defined as any thickened enlargement. It is also defined as a circular rounded projection or protuberance. It is also defined as a round handle.
KNOLL is defined as a small natural hill.
KOALA is defined as sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark.
KOAN is defined as a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning.
KOLA is defined as a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad. It is also defined as tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract.
KOOK is defined as someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group.
LAKE is defined as a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land. It is also defined as any of numerous bright translucent organic pigments. It is also defined as a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal.
LANK is defined as long and lean. It is also defined as long and thin and often limp.
LEAK is defined as unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential information. It is also defined as the discharge of a fluid from some container. It is also defined as be leaked. It is also defined as a euphemism for urination. It is also defined as an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape. It is also defined as enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure. It is also defined as have an opening that allows light or substances to enter or go out. It is also defined as soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables caused by fungi. It is also defined as tell anonymously.
LEEK is defined as plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum. It is also defined as related to onions; white cylindrical bulb and flat dark-green leaves.
LOOK is defined as take charge of or deal with. It is also defined as the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people. It is also defined as have faith or confidence in. It is also defined as give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect. It is also defined as look forward to the probable occurrence of. It is also defined as the feelings expressed on a person’s face. It is also defined as be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to. It is also defined as search or seek. It is also defined as the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually. It is also defined as accord in appearance with. It is also defined as convey by one’s expression. It is also defined as have a certain outward or facial expression. It is also defined as perceive with attention; direct one’s gaze towards. It is also defined as physical appearance.
The word LOOKBOOK has no known definition.
NANKEEN is defined as a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color.
NOOK is defined as an interior angle formed by two meeting walls. It is also defined as a sheltered and secluded place.
OAKEN is defined as consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree.
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