Anagrams of TURNTAIL__

• colorless glass made of almost pure silica

• a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities

• an examination consisting of a few short questions

• examine someone's knowledge of something

• a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

• an adequate or large amount

• the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable

• in a strange but not unpleasant manner

• in a quaint old-fashioned manner

• an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

• a degree or grade of excellence or worth

• a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

• (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

• high social status

• of superior grade

• of high social status

• Any of 72 rays associated with the Sun, six for each of the 12 houses of the Zodiac.

• Of fifth rank or order.

• Consisting of five things; arranged in fives.

• To the base of five; represented by the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.

• a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him

• an evil spell

• cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

• foredoom to failure

• (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt

• a strange attitude or habit

• a narrow groove beside a beading

• twist or curve abruptly