Anagrams of: WAPINSHAWS_

• structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

• a canal large enough for seagoing vessels

• To operate a whipsaw.

• To cause (a trader) to lose potential profit by buying shares just before the price falls, or by selling them just before the price rises.

• To defeat someone in two different ways at once.

• Of a trade union: to coerce employers into capitulating by bringing them the news that other (more easily convinced) employers have already done so.

• (US politics) To accept bribes from multiple parties at once, with the intent of letting down one or more of them.

• a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people

• victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations

• saw with a whipsaw

• (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon

• an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret

• one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians

• the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)

• English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)

• structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

• a canal large enough for seagoing vessels

• a saw with handles at both ends; intended for use by two people

• victimize, especially in gambling or negotiations

• saw with a whipsaw

• the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be performed as solos

• a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face

• a basin for washing the hands