Anagrams of: ONQUERS__

• either of two times of the year when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator and day and night are of equal length

• (astronomy) either of the two celestial points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic

• an examination consisting of a few short questions

• examine someone's knowledge of something

• a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

• 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

• a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers

• local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)

• a short high-pitched noise

• something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

• make a high-pitched, screeching noise

• the act of conquering

• success in mastering something difficult

• an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone

• an instance of questioning

• a search for knowledge

• a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest