Anagrams of STOCCATAS_

• a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia

• a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers

• Cousin (usually as a term of address)

• Because

• of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language

• whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still

• a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

• avoiding waste

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• make a small cut or score into

• a transmission line for high-frequency signals

• influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

• (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

• an offensive move in a sport or game

• intense adverse criticism

• ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation

• the act of attacking

• a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase

• a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition

• the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)

• strong criticism

• launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with

• attack in speech or writing

• take the initiative and go on the offensive

• attack someone physically or emotionally

• set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task

• begin to injure

• the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum

• the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant