Anagrams of: BEEFJERKY

• meat (especially beef) cut in strips and dried in the sun

• lacking a steady rhythm

• marked by abrupt transitions

• having or revealing stupidity

• An officer with political influence; a head or chief in government, such as a sheriff, particularly where that person is Hispanic or of Mexican descent.

• A boss in a business, company or other organization.

• A type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops.

• muscular and heavily built

• To enter information into a device, such as a keyboard or keypad, after it has been done at least once before.

• To modify (a lock or its cylinder) to change which keys will open it.

• To change the key or tenor of; to reframe.

• The act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice.

• The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.

• The distance between diverging saw teeth.

• The flattened, cut-off end of a branch or tree; a stump or sawn-off cross-section.

• The portion or quantity (e.g. of hay, turf, wool, etc.) cut off in a given stroke.

• To cut a piece of wood or other material with several kerfs to allow it to be bent.

• showing your contempt by derision

• laugh at with contempt and derision