Anagrams of: UNREELS

• unwind from or as if from a reel

• make certain of

• be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

• unwind from or as if from a reel

• To inure; to make accustomed or desensitized to something unpleasant due to constant exposure.

• To take effect, to be operative; used with to.

• a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

• something regarded as a normative example

• prescribed guide for conduct or action

• (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice

• a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

• the duration of a monarch's or government's power

• dominance or power through legal authority

• directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted

• any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order

• a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

• (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems

• measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

• exercise authority over; as of nations

• decide with authority

• be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

• decide on and make a declaration about

• have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac

• mark or draw with a ruler

• keep in check

• one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

• a woman who is the custodian of children

• try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

• maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

• serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people

• treat carefully

• give suck to

• a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip curls

• a contemptuous or scornful remark

• express through a scornful smile

• smile contemptuously

• use again after processing

• issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end

• a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images