Anagrams of: AUCUBA_

• a shade of blue tinged with green

• having the wind against the forward side of the sails

• by surprise

• The mane of an animal.

• A loose panicle whose axis falls to pieces, as in certain grasses.

• An American dance of West African origin that involves stomping as well as slapping and patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks.

• related to or located at the back

• the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine

• the side that goes last or is not normally seen

• the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

• (football) a person who plays in the backfield

• the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

• the protective covering on the front, back, and spine of a book

• the part of a garment that covers the back of your body

• a support that you can lean against while sitting

• (American football) the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage

• in or to or toward a former location

• at or to or toward the back or rear

• in or to or toward an original condition

• in or to or toward a past time

• in reply

• in repayment or retaliation

• located at or near the back of an animal

• of an earlier date

• be behind; approve of

• travel backward

• give support or one's approval to

• cause to travel backward

• support financial backing for

• be in back of

• place a bet on

• shift to a counterclockwise direction

• establish as valid or genuine

• strengthen by providing with a back or backing

• a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting

• United States author whose novels drew on her experiences as a missionary in China (1892-1973)

• a piece of paper money worth one dollar

• a framework for holding wood that is being sawed

• mature male of various mammals (especially deer or antelope)

• to strive with determination

• resist

• move quickly and violently

• jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched

• a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

• a quick short straight punch

• the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

• poke or thrust abruptly

• strike or punch with quick and short blows

• stab or pierce

• As; in the capacity of

• German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)

• the music of Bach

• lead a bachelor's existence

• European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body

• an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry