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Definitions of the day · 2026-10-09

Spoiler-Safe Definitions for Connections #1216 Words

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Definitions of the day · 2026-10-09

All 16 words, explained without the answers.

Use this utility to clarify an unfamiliar word while solving. Entries remain in the board's original order, and their alternatives avoid category labels and answer-revealing specialist senses.

POWER

The ability, authority, or capacity to control events, people, or outcomes.

Other meanings and uses
  • Energy supplied for operating homes, machines, or electronic devices.
  • In mathematics, the exponent indicating repeated multiplication by a number.

GUITAR

A stringed musical instrument typically played by plucking or strumming.

Other meanings and uses
  • The part played on that instrument within a song or musical arrangement.

CONDITIONER

A substance or product used to improve the condition or quality of something.

Other meanings and uses
  • A hair-care product applied to soften, smooth, or moisturize hair.
  • A person or routine that helps improve physical fitness or readiness.

VOLUME

The amount of three-dimensional space occupied by an object or substance.

Other meanings and uses
  • The degree of loudness produced by a voice, recording, or other sound.
  • One book in a set, or a separately bound collection of written material.
  • A total amount or quantity, especially when discussing activity or trade.

BLOWOUT

A sudden bursting of a tire, often followed by a rapid loss of pressure.

Other meanings and uses
  • A large, lively party or other elaborate social celebration.
  • A salon treatment that dries and styles hair using a handheld dryer.
  • An unusually large or indulgent meal.

KISS

To touch someone or something with the lips as a sign of affection or greeting.

Other meanings and uses
  • A light touch or brief contact between two surfaces or objects.
  • The act itself, described as a kiss rather than as the action to kiss.

SWEEP

To clean a surface by moving dust or debris with a broom or brush.

Other meanings and uses
  • To move quickly and smoothly across or through a broad area.
  • To search an area systematically from one side to another.

HIGHLIGHTS

The most important, enjoyable, or memorable parts of an event or period.

Other meanings and uses
  • Sections of hair made lighter than the surrounding color.
  • Marked passages or areas given emphasis through color or brightness.

SCORES

Written musical compositions or the notated music used for performances.

Other meanings and uses
  • Groups of twenty, especially in the traditional phrase describing a quantity by scores.
  • Marks or cuts made as lines on a surface.

QUOTES

Exact words repeated from something another person has said or written.

Other meanings and uses
  • Stated estimates of the price requested for goods, services, or work.
  • The third-person singular form of the verb meaning to repeat exact words.

INPUT

Advice, ideas, information, or effort contributed to a discussion or process.

Other meanings and uses
  • Something such as money, energy, or material put into a system.
  • The act of entering information so that it can be stored or processed.

STATS

An informal term for numerical facts collected and used for analysis or comparison.

Other meanings and uses
  • Individual statistical records cited to summarize measurable performance.
  • Statistics considered as a subject of study or a body of numerical information.

CHANNEL

A passage or course through which water, information, or another thing can move.

Other meanings and uses
  • A route or method used for communication, distribution, or expression.
  • A band of frequencies used to carry a broadcast or communications signal.
  • As a verb, to direct energy, money, or attention toward a purpose.

ROMP

To play, run, or move about in a lively, noisy, and carefree way.

Other meanings and uses
  • A period of energetic and playful activity.
  • An entertaining work or situation marked by lively, uncomplicated fun.

RECAP

A short summary that reviews the main points or events of something.

Other meanings and uses
  • As a verb, to summarize what has already happened or been discussed.
  • An abbreviated form of recapitulation used in ordinary conversation.

ROUT

A disorderly gathering or crowd.

Other meanings and uses
  • To dig up, hollow out, or remove material with a tool.

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