Anagrams of: BEDIRTYING

• the act of soiling something

• a workshop where books are bound

• the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect

• formality in bearing and appearance

• high office or rank or station

• marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits

• receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)

• (of hair) neat and tidy

• large in amount or extent or degree

• put (things or places) in order

• become of; happen to

• an accounting entry acknowledging sums that are owing

• enter as debit

• To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.

• Of a fore-and-aft sail or its boom: to shift, often forcefully and suddenly, from one side of a sailing vessel to the other.

• Generally of a small sailing vessel: to change tack with the wind crossing behind the vessel.

• (by extension) Often as gybe at: to balk, hesitate, or vacillate when faced with a course of action, plan, or proposal.

• Alternative spelling of jibe

• free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet

• lacking moisture or volatile components

• opposed to or prohibiting the production and sale of alcoholic beverages

• not producing milk

• (of liquor) having a low residual sugar content because of decomposition of sugar during fermentation

• without a mucous or watery discharge

• a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages

• humorously sarcastic or mocking

• not shedding tears

• lacking interest or stimulation; dull and lifeless

• used of solid substances in contrast with liquid ones

• unproductive especially of the expected results

• having no adornment or coloration

• (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish

• having a large proportion of strong liquor

• lacking warmth or emotional involvement

• practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

• remove the moisture from and make dry

• become dry or drier