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Today’s pangrams are BACKLOT and BOOTBLACK.
The word BACKLOT has no known definition.
BOOTBLACK is defined as a person who polishes shoes and boots.
ABACK is defined as
ABBOT is defined as the superior of an abbey of monks.
BABA is defined as a small cake leavened with yeast.
BABKA is defined as a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
BACK is defined as a support that you can lean against while sitting. It is also defined as give support or one’s approval to. It is also defined as establish as valid or genuine. It is also defined as the side that goes last or is not normally seen. It is also defined as the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book. It is also defined as the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord. It is also defined as the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine. It is also defined as in or to or toward a past time. It is also defined as place a bet on. It is also defined as be behind; approve of. It is also defined as located at or near the back of an animal. It is also defined as the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer. It is also defined as at or to or toward the back or rear. It is also defined as (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage. It is also defined as be in back of. It is also defined as cause to travel backward. It is also defined as (football) a person who plays in the backfield. It is also defined as of an earlier date. It is also defined as related to or located at the back. It is also defined as shift to a counterclockwise direction. It is also defined as strengthen by providing with a back or backing. It is also defined as support financial backing for. It is also defined as the part of a garment that covers the back of your body. It is also defined as travel backward.
BACKTALK is defined as an impudent or insolent rejoinder.
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.
BALL is defined as a lavish dance requiring formal attire. It is also defined as United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989). It is also defined as a solid projectile that is shot by a musket. It is also defined as a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs. It is also defined as a compact mass. It is also defined as one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens. It is also defined as an object with a spherical shape. It is also defined as a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass. It is also defined as a pitch that is not in the strike zone. It is also defined as a spherical object used as a plaything. It is also defined as form into a ball by winding or rolling. It is also defined as round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games. It is also defined as the people assembled at a lavish formal dance.
BALLco*ck is defined as floating ball that controls level in a water tank.
BALLOT is defined as a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative. It is also defined as a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting. It is also defined as vote by ballot.
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.
BLAB is defined as speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly. It is also defined as divulge confidential information or secrets.
BLACK is defined as make or become black. It is also defined as popular child actress of the 1930’s (born in 1928). It is also defined as (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame. It is also defined as the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white). It is also defined as extremely dark. It is also defined as British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799). It is also defined as stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable. It is also defined as (of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood. It is also defined as soiled with dirt or soot. It is also defined as distributed or sold illicitly. It is also defined as total absence of light. It is also defined as offering little or no hope. It is also defined as (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin. It is also defined as a person with African ancestry,. It is also defined as harshly ironic or sinister. It is also defined as being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light. It is also defined as black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning). It is also defined as (board games) the darker pieces. It is also defined as marked by anger or resentment or hostility. It is also defined as (of coffee) without cream or sugar. It is also defined as (of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading. It is also defined as of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin.
BLACKBALL is defined as the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto. It is also defined as expel from a community or group. It is also defined as vote against; refuse to endorse; refuse to assent.
BLAT is defined as cry plaintively.
BLOAT is defined as become bloated or swollen or puff up. It is also defined as make bloated or swollen. It is also defined as swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas.
BLOB is defined as make a spot or mark onto. It is also defined as an indistinct shapeless form.
BLOC is defined as a group of countries in special alliance.
BLOCK is defined as an obstruction in a pipe or tube. It is also defined as the act of obstructing or deflecting someone’s movements. It is also defined as a platform from which an auctioneer sells. It is also defined as a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides. It is also defined as prohibit the conversion or use of (assets). It is also defined as an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension. It is also defined as stop from happening or developing. It is also defined as be unable to remember. It is also defined as block passage through. It is also defined as a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope. It is also defined as render unsuitable for passage. It is also defined as shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight. It is also defined as interfere with or prevent the reception of signals. It is also defined as obstruct. It is also defined as a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine. It is also defined as a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings. It is also defined as impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball). It is also defined as hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. It is also defined as a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit. It is also defined as a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides). It is also defined as (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted. It is also defined as housing in a large building that is divided into separate units. It is also defined as interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia. It is also defined as run on a block system. It is also defined as shape by using a block. It is also defined as shape into a block or blocks. It is also defined as stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block. It is also defined as support, secure, or raise with a block.
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.
BOAT is defined as a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce. It is also defined as a small vessel for travel on water. It is also defined as ride in a boat on water.
The word BOBA has no known definition.
BOBCAT is defined as small lynx of North America.
BOCK is defined as a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring.
BOLA is defined as a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie. It is also defined as a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin.
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.
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.
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.
BOOT is defined as the act of delivering a blow with the foot. It is also defined as an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg. It is also defined as cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes. It is also defined as compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools. It is also defined as the swift release of a store of affective force. It is also defined as a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed. It is also defined as footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg. It is also defined as kick; give a boot to. It is also defined as protective casing for something that resembles a leg.
CABAL is defined as a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue. It is also defined as engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together. It is also defined as a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot).
CABALA is defined as an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret. It is also defined as an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries.
CALLBACK is defined as a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair).
COBALT is defined as a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition.
The word COLLAB has no known definition.
COOKBOOK is defined as a book of recipes and cooking directions.
KABOB is defined as cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
The word LOBO has no known definition.
The word LOOKBOOK has no known definition.
The word TABLA has no known definition.
TABOO is defined as a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature. It is also defined as an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion. It is also defined as excluded from use or mention. It is also defined as forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands. It is also defined as declare as sacred and forbidden.
TOBACCO is defined as aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs. It is also defined as leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion.
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