Anagrams of: AABILST

• the commonest type of solidified lava; a dense dark grey fine-grained igneous rock that is composed chiefly of plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene

• a line of defense consisting of a barrier of felled or live trees with branches (sharpened or with barbed wire entwined) pointed toward the enemy

• A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.

• a very long fly ball

• a sudden very loud noise

• a strong current of air

• an explosion (as of dynamite)

• a highly pleasurable or exciting experience

• intense adverse criticism

• make a strident sound

• hit with great force

• use explosives on

• apply a draft or strong wind to to

• create by using explosives

• make with or as if with an explosion

• fire a shot; release

• criticize harshly or violently

• shatter as if by explosion

• shrivel or wither or mature imperfectly

• (Roman Catholic Church) the bishop of Caesarea who defended the Roman Catholic Church against the heresies of the 4th century; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-379)

• any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum

• leaves of the common basil; used fresh or dried

• A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.

• strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats

• forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts

• especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem

• of or being the essential or basic part

• serving as or forming a base

• a pale rose-colored variety of the ruby spinel

• anything that serves as an enticement

• something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• lure, entice, or entrap with bait

• attack with dogs or set dogs upon