Anagrams of: OPNOEA_

• a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation)

• a sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact

• strike suddenly and with force

• kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting

• strike at with firepower or bombs

• cook or heat in a microwave oven

• a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

• a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features

• any of the regions of the surface of the Earth loosely divided according to latitude or longitude

• an area or region distinguished from adjacent parts by a distinctive feature or characteristic

• (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure

• regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns

• separate or apportion into sections

• a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

• the highest point (of something)

• the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars

• any thick, viscous matter

• the process of seeping

• pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

• release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities

• (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure

• a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter