Anagrams of CHIO_

• pertaining to animals or animal life or action

• Cousin (usually as a term of address)

• Because

• A wild hook shot played without style.

• Sputum.

• To play such a shot.

• To lift (a heavy object) carelessly; hoist.

• To throw something out.

• To spit.

• a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

• awkwardly simple and provincial

• any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage)

• tarsal joint of the hind leg of hoofed mammals; corresponds to the human ankle

• leave as a guarantee in return for money

• disable by cutting the hock

• informal terms for a meal

• the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism

• breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China

• United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961)

• of or relating to or measured in ohms

• the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)

• a small cut of meat including part of a rib

• a jaw

• a tennis return made with a downward motion that puts backspin on the ball

• a grounder that bounces high in the air

• cut into pieces with repeated blows

• move suddenly

• form or shape by chopping

• strike sharply, as in some sports

• cut with a hacking tool

• hit sharply