These are the meanings of the letters EMBASTE when you unscramble them.
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Baste (v. t.)
To beat with a stick; to cudgel.
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Baste (v. t.)
To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or fat on, as on meat in roasting.
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Baste (v. t.)
To mark with tar, as sheep.
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Baste (v. t.)
To sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the work may be held in position until sewed more firmly.
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Beast (n.)
Any living creature; an animal; -- including man, insects, etc.
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Beast (n.)
Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden.
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Beast (n.)
As opposed to man: Any irrational animal.
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Beast (n.)
Fig.: A coarse, brutal, filthy, or degraded fellow.
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Beast (n.)
A game at cards similar to loo.
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Beast (n.)
A penalty at beast, omber, etc. Hence: To be beasted, to be beaten at beast, omber, etc.
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Beset (imp. & p. p.)
of Beset
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Beset (v. t.)
To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects.
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Beset (v. t.)
To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade.
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Beset (v. t.)
To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said of dangers, obstacles, etc.
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Beset (v. t.)
To occupy; to employ; to use up.
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Setae (pl. )
of Seta
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Steam (n.)
The elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the state of vapor.
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Steam (n.)
The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so called in popular usage.
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Steam (n.)
Any exhalation.
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Steam (v. i.)
To emit steam or vapor.
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Steam (v. i.)
To rise in vapor; to issue, or pass off, as vapor.
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Steam (v. i.)
To move or travel by the agency of steam.
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Steam (v. i.)
To generate steam; as, the boiler steams well.
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Steam (v. t.)
To exhale.
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Steam (v. t.)
To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to steamcloth; to steam food, etc.
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Tabes (n.)
Progressive emaciation of the body, accompained with hectic fever, with no well-marked logical symptoms.
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Tease (v. t.)
To comb or card, as wool or flax.
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Tease (v. t.)
To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap; teasel.
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Tease (v. t.)
To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with needles or similar instruments.
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Tease (v. t.)
To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy, disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and raillery; to plague.
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Tease (n.)
One who teases or plagues.