Anagrams of: CAPTAN_

• lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer

• a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean

• lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

• a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

• coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

• a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact

• strike suddenly and with force

• kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting

• strike at with firepower or bombs

• cook or heat in a microwave oven

• An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley

• The call to prayer, which originally consisted of simply four takbirs followed by the statement لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ).

• A staining technique involving azocarmine and aniline dyes.

• a large indefinite quantity

• a complete collection of similar things

• a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)

• an association of criminals

• an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

• a group of hunting animals

• a cream that cleanses and tones the skin

• a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect

• a bundle (especially one carried on the back)

• arrange in a container

• fill to capacity

• compress into a wad

• carry, as on one's back

• set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome

• have with oneself; have on one's person

• press tightly together or cram

• hike with a backpack

• press down tightly

• seal with packing

• have the property of being packable or of compacting easily

• load with a pack

• treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood

• a small contrasting part of something

• a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

• a piece of cloth used as decoration or to mend or cover a hole

• a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

• a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program

• a connection intended to be used for a limited time

• sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)

• a protective cloth covering for an injured eye

• a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body

• to join or unite the pieces of

• provide with a patch; also used metaphorically

• mend by putting a patch on

• repair by adding pieces

• (Roman Catholic Church) a greeting signifying Christian love for those assisting at the Eucharist

• a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt

• the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant