Anagrams of: OUTSTATES_

• Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.

• Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.

• a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

• the act of searching for something

• make a search (for)

• search the trail of (game)

• bark with prolonged noises, of dogs

• seek alms, as for religious purposes

• express the need or desire for

• a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else

• a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

• repeat a passage from

• name the price of

• refer to for illustration or proof

• put quote marks around

• a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs

• a small round woman's hat

• an obsolete name for nitrogen

• a prescribed number

• a proportional share assigned to each participant

• a limitation on imports

• exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles

• a small worthless amount

• the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels

• short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

• having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground

• sit on one's heels

• be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide

• occupy (a dwelling) illegally

• to perform the squat weightlifting exercise

• a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else

• a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

• repeat a passage from

• name the price of

• refer to for illustration or proof

• put quote marks around