Anagrams of: GRAUNCHERS_

• old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large; used as ratters and guard dogs or police dogs

• satisfy (thirst)

• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

• suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

• suppress or crush completely

• reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance

• cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid

• In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province.

• In the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being a patriarch.

• In these same churches, a bishop appointed over a group of the faithful not yet large enough or organized enough to constitute an eparchy or diocese.

• At the home of

• a bishop in one of several Eastern Orthodox Churches in North America

• a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan

• a viceroy who governed a large province in the Roman Empire

• One who administers acts of hazing, or abusive initiation.

• The rodeo performer who hazes the steer.

• put down by force or intimidation

• declare invalid

• (15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor