Anagrams of ECLIPSING_

• a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• levy an excise tax on

• remove by cutting

• a small contrasting part of something

• produce a mottled effect

• mark with small spots

• small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together

• the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

• the act of someone who picks up or takes something

• vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or vinegar

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• preserve in a pickling liquid

• a very small spot

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• a slight but appreciable amount

• produce specks in or on

• the quantity of a crop that is harvested

• the act of picking (crops or fruit or hops etc.)

• any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics

• an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine

• cutting down to the desired size or shape

• the act of clipping or snipping

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons

• a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches

• a light kiss

• bite by a bird

• hit lightly with a picking motion

• eat by pecking at, like a bird

• kiss lightly

• eat like a bird

• bother persistently with trivial complaints