DONE
Completed, finished or brought to an end.
Other meanings and uses
- The past participle of DO, used with an auxiliary verb.
- Informally, exhausted or unwilling to continue.
- Cooked to the desired or required degree.
Definitions of the day · 2026-08-11
Connections #1157 Word Definitions for August 11, 2026
These entries explain the board's vocabulary individually without arranging words into sets or disclosing the puzzle's answers.
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All 16 words, explained without the answers.
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SUNK
Having gone beneath the surface of water or another surrounding substance.
Other meanings and uses
- The past participle of SINK in standard constructions.
- Placed, embedded or driven below a surrounding level.
- Informally, caught in serious trouble or a hopeless position.
- Already spent and no longer recoverable, as with a sunk cost.
THROUGH
Moving in one side or end and out of the other.
Other meanings and uses
- Continuing from the beginning to the end of a period.
- Finished with an activity, task or relationship.
- By means of a person, process or intermediate agent.
- Connected directly for an entire journey or route.
TOAST
Bread browned and crisped by exposure to heat.
Other meanings and uses
- A short speech or gesture honoring a person or occasion.
- To brown food by placing it near or under heat.
- Informally, a person or thing likely to be defeated or ruined.
- A person honored by raised glasses and a celebratory drink.
BET
An amount risked on the outcome of an uncertain event.
Other meanings and uses
- To risk money or something valuable on a predicted result.
- An opinion or choice considered likely to succeed.
- Informally, an expression of agreement or acceptance.
- A shortened name or initialism used by organizations and brands.
BRAVO
An exclamation used to praise a successful performance or action.
Other meanings and uses
- A spoken label for the letter B in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
- A cry or instance of enthusiastic approval.
- A historical noun for a hired killer or violent attendant.
HISTORY
The study or organized account of events from the past.
Other meanings and uses
- The past events connected with a person, place or subject.
- A record of previous actions, conditions or transactions.
- A person's medical background and prior health information.
- An academic subject concerned with interpreting the past.
USA
A standard abbreviation for the United States of America.
Other meanings and uses
- Used attributively for national teams, organizations and products.
- A proper-name element used by media outlets and other brands.
GOING
Moving, traveling or leaving one place for another.
Other meanings and uses
- The present participle of GO in its many established senses.
- Operating, functioning or continuing to exist.
- The condition of a route or surface for travel.
- Current or generally accepted, as in a going rate.
ONCE
On one occasion or one time only.
Other meanings and uses
- At some former time in the past.
- As soon as or when a stated event has happened.
- A single instance or occurrence.
- Used for emphasis in phrases such as at once.
SOLD
Transferred to a buyer in exchange for payment.
Other meanings and uses
- The past tense and past participle of SELL.
- Persuaded to accept an idea, proposal or product.
- Marked as no longer available because a purchase is complete.
- Informally, fully convinced by an argument or presentation.
TWICE
Two times or on two separate occasions.
Other meanings and uses
- In an amount or degree that is double another.
- Used to emphasize reconsideration in the phrase think twice.
- A proper name used by an established musical group.
AYE
A word meaning yes or expressing agreement.
Other meanings and uses
- An affirmative vote in a formal meeting or division.
- A response indicating that an instruction has been understood.
- An archaic adverb meaning always or continually.
HARE
A swift, long-eared mammal related to but distinct from a rabbit.
Other meanings and uses
- To run or move rapidly, especially in an uncontrolled way.
- A participant or pace-setter in certain races or contests.
- A traditional figure in stories, folklore and seasonal symbolism.
KNOWS
Possesses knowledge, understanding or awareness of something.
Other meanings and uses
- Recognizes a person, place or thing through familiarity.
- Understands how to perform an activity or task.
- Has experienced or encountered a particular condition.
- The third-person singular present form of KNOW.
TUNG
A tropical Asian tree cultivated for the oil obtained from its seeds.
Other meanings and uses
- Used attributively in the established term tung oil.
- A surname or romanized personal name in several naming traditions.