Anagrams of: ABCDEGIR

• a cage in which a bird can be kept

• a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element

• army unit smaller than a division, typically consisting of a small number of battalions

• form or unite into a brigade

• positioned so as to be ready for confrontation or danger

• held up by braces or buttresses

• being a bard or relating to a bard's poetry

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• lessen, diminish, or curtail

• a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

• a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected

• something resembling a bridge in form or function

• the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose

• any of various card games based on whist for four players

• a wooden support that holds the strings up

• a denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth

• the link between two lenses; rests on the nose

• an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands

• connect or reduce the distance between

• make a bridge across

• cross over on a bridge

• sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere

• a native or resident of Wisconsin

• annoy persistently

• persuade through constant efforts

• small voraciously carnivorous freshwater fishes of South America that attack and destroy living animals

• someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)