These are the meanings of the letters EAPW ISH when you unscramble them.
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Aphis (n.)
A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and family Aphidae, including numerous species known as plant lice and green flies.
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Apish (a.)
Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish; affected; trifling.
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Hawse (n.)
A hawse hole.
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Hawse (n.)
The situation of the cables when a vessel is moored with two anchors, one on the starboard, the other on the port bow.
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Hawse (n.)
The distance ahead to which the cables usually extend; as, the ship has a clear or open hawse, or a foul hawse; to anchor in our hawse, or athwart hawse.
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Hawse (n.)
That part of a vessel's bow in which are the hawse holes for the cables.
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Paise (n.)
See Poise.
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Phase (n.)
That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which anything manifests, especially any one among different and varying appearances of the same object.
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Phase (n.)
Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental apprehension or view; as, the problem has many phases.
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Phase (n.)
A particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of illumination or form of enlightened disk; as, the phases of the moon or planets. See Illust. under Moon.
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Phase (n.)
Any one point or portion in a recurring series of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the particles constituting a wave or vibration; one portion of a series of such changes, in distinction from a contrasted portion, as the portion on one side of a position of equilibrium, in contrast with that on the opposite side.
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Pshaw (interj.)
Pish! pooch! -- an exclamation used as an expression of contempt, disdain, dislike, etc.
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Pshaw (v. i.)
To express disgust or contemptuous disapprobation, as by the exclamation \" Pshaw!\"
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Sepia (n.)
The common European cuttlefish.
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Sepia (n.)
A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous similar species. See Illustr. under Cuttlefish.
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Sepia (n.)
A pigment prepared from the ink, or black secretion, of the sepia, or cuttlefish. Treated with caustic potash, it has a rich brown color; and this mixed with a red forms Roman sepia. Cf. India ink, under India.
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Sepia (a.)
Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition; also, made of, or done in, sepia.
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Shape (n.)
To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.
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Shape (n.)
To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct; as, to shape the course of a vessel.
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Shape (n.)
To image; to conceive; to body forth.
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Shape (n.)
To design; to prepare; to plan; to arrange.
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Shape (v. i.)
To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
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Shape (n.)
Character or construction of a thing as determining its external appearance; outward aspect; make; figure; form; guise; as, the shape of a tree; the shape of the head; an elegant shape.
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Shape (n.)
That which has form or figure; a figure; an appearance; a being.
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Shape (n.)
A model; a pattern; a mold.
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Shape (n.)
Form of embodiment, as in words; form, as of thought or conception; concrete embodiment or example, as of some quality.
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Shape (n.)
Dress for disguise; guise.
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Shape (n.)
A rolled or hammered piece, as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
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Shape (n.)
A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.
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Spahi (n.)
Alt. of Spahee
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Swipe (n.)
A swape or sweep. See Sweep.
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Swipe (n.)
A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club.
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Swipe (n.)
Poor, weak beer; small beer.
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Swipe (v. t.)
To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping motion, as a ball.
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Swipe (v. t.)
To pluck; to snatch; to steal.