Anagrams of: WHITECOCKLE

• a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat

• a written order directing a bank to pay money

• an appraisal of the state of affairs

• the bill in a restaurant

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

• the act of inspecting or verifying

• a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

• something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

• a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something

• a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard)

• the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess

• obstructing an opponent in ice hockey

• (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king

• examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

• make an examination or investigation

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

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• stop for a moment, as if out of uncertainty or caution

• put a check mark on or near or next to

• slow the growth or development of

• be verified or confirmed; pass inspection

• be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

• block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey

• develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control

• consign for shipment on a vehicle

• hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping

• abandon the intended prey, turn, and pursue an inferior prey

• stop in a chase especially when scent is lost

• mark into squares or draw squares on; draw crossed lines on

• decline to initiate betting

• hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

• place into check

• write out a check on a bank account

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

• verify by consulting a source or authority

• arrest the motion (of something) abruptly

• make cracks or chinks in

• become fractured; break or crack on the surface only

• young bird especially of domestic fowl

• informal terms for a (young) woman

• a block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object

• as completely as possible

• secure with chocks

• support on chocks

• cricket equipment consisting of a set of three stumps topped by crosspieces; used in playing cricket

• a small arch used as croquet equipment

• small gate or door (especially one that is part of a larger door)

• small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted

• a comb for separating flax fibers

• comb with a heckle

• challenge aggressively

• large marine snail much used as food in Europe

• large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell

• gather whelk

• not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

• relatively dense in consistency

• the location of something surrounded by other things

• with a thick consistency

• in quick succession

• having component parts closely crowded together

• spoken as if with a thick tongue

• having a short and solid form or stature

• hard to pass through because of dense growth

• (of darkness) densely dark

• (used informally) associated on close terms

• (used informally) stupid

• abounding; having a lot of

• either side of the face below the eyes

• an impudent statement

• either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump

• impudent aggressiveness

• speak impudently to