Anagrams of STOPS_

• a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

• a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

• a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol

• a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note

• a slight but appreciable amount

• write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of

• A knitted or woven covering for the foot.

• A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors.

• A color pattern (usually white) on a cat's or dog's lower leg that is different from the color pattern on the rest of the animal.

• (WMF jargon) A sock puppet.

• A gun sock.

• a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note

• a slight but appreciable amount

• write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of

• A hill or mountain.

• a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

• small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done

• a course of instruction in a trade (as carpentry or electricity)

• do one's shopping

• do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

• shop around; not necessarily buying

• give away information about somebody

• a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step

• walk heavily