Anagrams of: OCTOR

• slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks

• A tightly braided necklace or collar, often made of metal, worn by various early European peoples.

• the sound made by a pigeon

• speak softly or lovingly

• cry softly, as of pigeons

• a sheath worn to protect a finger

• baby bed with high sides made of slats

• a small bed that folds up for storage or transport

• Expression of surprise.

• Various former units of volume, particularly:

• Any of several large, ferocious sea creatures, now especially the killer whale.

• A mythical evil monstrous humanoid creature, usually quite aggressive and often green.

• A porcine humanoid monster larger than humans, sometimes pink. (found in Japanese pop-culture and called "orc" when imported to the West)

• mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength

• (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

• the place where something begins, where it springs into being

• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

• a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number

• the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

• someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

• a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

• the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair

• take root and begin to grow

• come into existence, originate

• cheer for

• plant by the roots

• dig with the snout

• become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

• cause to take roots

• A traditional Japanese lantern.

• Rapanea salicina, a species of shrub or small tree native to New Zealand.