CAPTAIN
A person who commands a ship, aircraft, team or organized group.
Other meanings and uses
- To serve as the leader of a team, vessel or other organized effort.
- A military or public-service rank used in several different organizations.
Definitions of the day · 2026-07-28
Connections #1143 Word Definitions for July 28, 2026
A board-order reference to the ordinary meanings and established uses of every word in Connections #1143.
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All 16 words, explained without the answers.
Use this spoiler-safe glossary to clarify an unfamiliar word without seeing categories or answer sets. Entries remain in the board's original order and are explained individually.
EMPIRE
A group of territories or peoples governed by one sovereign authority.
Other meanings and uses
- A large and influential collection of businesses controlled as one organization.
- A style or period associated with imperial rule, especially in decorative arts.
CAMPER
A person who stays outdoors temporarily, usually in a tent or shelter.
Other meanings and uses
- A vehicle or trailer equipped to provide sleeping and living space.
- In informal sports usage, a participant attending a training camp.
ANNAPOLIS
The capital city of Maryland, located on Chesapeake Bay in the United States.
Other meanings and uses
- A name associated with the United States Naval Academy, which is located there.
- A place name used by several smaller communities outside Maryland.
DIRECT
To control, guide or manage an activity, person or undertaking.
Other meanings and uses
- Straight or proceeding without an intermediate stop, stage or person.
- Clear and explicit rather than indirect or evasive.
- To oversee the artistic and practical production of a film, play or performance.
FUJI
A common shortened reference to Mount Fuji, the prominent mountain in Japan.
Other meanings and uses
- A name used by several Japanese companies and commercial products.
- A term appearing in Japanese place names and proper names.
CLARKS
A spelling that can represent more than one person or family bearing the surname Clark.
Other meanings and uses
- A proper name used by businesses, places and organizations.
BOBSLED
A long racing sled designed for teams traveling down an ice-covered course.
Other meanings and uses
- The winter sport in which teams race using such a sled.
- To travel or compete using a bobsled.
HEAD
The upper part of a human or animal body, containing the brain and major sense organs.
Other meanings and uses
- A person who leads a department, organization or group.
- To be in charge of or move at the front of something.
- The top, front or principal end of an object.
- A unit used when counting individual animals, especially livestock.
GALA
A festive public occasion, celebration or formal social event.
Other meanings and uses
- A performance or gathering held for celebration, recognition or fundraising.
- A proper name used for people, publications and commercial products.
CONVERSE
To talk with another person or exchange thoughts through speech.
Other meanings and uses
- Opposite or reversed in order, direction or relation.
- A statement formed by exchanging parts of another statement in logic.
EVEREST
The world's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Himalayas.
Other meanings and uses
- A surname and given name used by individuals.
- A figurative term for an exceptionally difficult challenge or supreme achievement.
- A proper name used by businesses, products and organizations.
LEAD
To guide, direct or occupy the foremost position in a group or activity.
Other meanings and uses
- A soft, dense metallic chemical element whose symbol is Pb.
- The principal role or performer in a production.
- An advantage over a competitor in score, position or progress.
- A piece of information that may help an investigation develop.
HONEYCRISP
A cultivated apple variety known for its crisp texture and sweet-tart flavor.
Other meanings and uses
- A proper name used on produce labels and in descriptions of the cultivated variety.
CROCS
An informal shortened plural form of crocodiles.
Other meanings and uses
- A shortened form used in informal references to crocodiles.
OTTOMAN
A low upholstered seat or footstool that usually has no back or arms.
Other meanings and uses
- Relating to the Ottoman Empire, its government, people or historical period.
- A member or official of the historical Ottoman state.
- A heavy ribbed textile used for clothing or furnishings.