Anagrams of: PORTVILA

• being of crucial importance

• a machine for laying pavement

• a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance

• the process of becoming a vapor

• the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver

• axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

• the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot

• turn on a pivot

• any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease

• a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

• the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes

• a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security

• maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol

• urgently needed; absolutely necessary

• performing an essential function in the living body

• full of spirit; full of life

• manifesting or characteristic of life

• as a rival in a competition

• the contestant you hope to defeat

• be equal to in quality or ability

• be the rival of, be in competition with

• a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)

• a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet

• a short vein that carries blood into the liver