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Today’s pangram is RAINBOW.
RAINBOW is defined as an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun’s rays by rain. It is also defined as an illusory hope.
ARBOR is defined as a framework that supports climbing plants. It is also defined as any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts. It is also defined as tree (as opposed to shrub).
The word ARBORIO has no known definition.
BABA is defined as a small cake leavened with yeast.
BABOON is defined as large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles.
BANANA is defined as any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits. It is also defined as elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh.
BAOBAB is defined as African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread.
BARB is defined as an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect. It is also defined as a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove. It is also defined as one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather. It is also defined as provide with barbs. It is also defined as the pointed part of barbed wire.
BARBARIAN is defined as a member of an uncivilized people. It is also defined as without civilizing influences. It is also defined as a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement.
BARN is defined as (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter. It is also defined as an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals.
BARON is defined as a very wealthy or powerful businessman. It is also defined as a British peer of the lowest rank. It is also defined as a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank.
BARRIO is defined as an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country. It is also defined as a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States).
BARROW is defined as the quantity that a barrow will hold. It is also defined as (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs. It is also defined as a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels.
The word BIRRIA has no known definition.
BOAR is defined as Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States. It is also defined as an uncastrated male hog.
The word BOBA has no known definition.
BOBBIN is defined as a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound.
BONBON is defined as a candy that usually has a center of fondant or fruit or nuts coated in chocolate.
BONOBO is defined as small chimpanzee of swamp forests in Zaire; a threatened species.
BOOB is defined as commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake. It is also defined as either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman. It is also defined as an ignorant or foolish person.
The word BOOBOO has no known definition.
BOON is defined as a desirable state. It is also defined as very close and convivial.
BOOR is defined as a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement.
BORN is defined as being talented through inherited qualities. It is also defined as British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970). It is also defined as brought into existence.
BORON is defined as a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder.
BORROW is defined as take up and practice as one’s own. It is also defined as get temporarily.
The word BOWWOW has no known definition.
BRAIN is defined as that which is responsible for one’s thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason. It is also defined as mental ability. It is also defined as someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality. It is also defined as that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord. It is also defined as hit on the head. It is also defined as kill by smashing someone’s skull. It is also defined as the brain of certain animals used as meat.
BRAN is defined as broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting. It is also defined as food prepared from the husks of cereal grains.
BRAWN is defined as possessing muscular strength.
BRIAR is defined as Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips. It is also defined as a pipe made from the root (briarroot) of the tree heath. It is also defined as evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes. It is also defined as a very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries.
BRIO is defined as quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous.
BROW is defined as the arch of hair above each eye. It is also defined as the part of the face above the eyes. It is also defined as the peak of a hill.
BROWN is defined as a university in Rhode Island. It is also defined as an orange of low brightness and saturation. It is also defined as abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859). It is also defined as Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858). It is also defined as (of skin) deeply suntanned. It is also defined as of a color similar to that of wood or earth. It is also defined as make brown in color. It is also defined as fry in a pan until it changes color.
INBORN is defined as normally existing at birth. It is also defined as present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development.
NABOB is defined as a governor in India during the Mogul empire. It is also defined as a wealthy man (especially one who made his fortune in the Orient).
The word NOOB has no known definition.
RABBI is defined as a Hebrew title of respect for a Jewish scholar or teacher. It is also defined as spiritual leader of a Jewish congregation; qualified to expound and apply Jewish law.
RIBBON is defined as an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event. It is also defined as any long object resembling a thin line. It is also defined as a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter. It is also defined as notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming.
ROBIN is defined as small Old World songbird with a reddish breast. It is also defined as large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen.
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