These are the meanings of the letters ZAMBUKS when you unscramble them.
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Bask (v. t.)
To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat.
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Bask (v. t.)
To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial heat.
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Busk (n.)
A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset.
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Busk (v. t. & i.)
To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress.
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Busk (v. t. & i.)
To go; to direct one's course.
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Mask (n.)
A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask.
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Mask (n.)
That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
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Mask (n.)
A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show.
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Mask (n.)
A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.
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Mask (n.)
A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like; -- called also mascaron.
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Mask (n.)
In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.
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Mask (n.)
A screen for a battery.
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Mask (n.)
The lower lip of the larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.
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Mask (v. t.)
To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.
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Mask (v. t.)
To disguise; to cover; to hide.
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Mask (v. t.)
To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
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Mask (v. t.)
To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out.
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Mask (v. i.)
To take part as a masker in a masquerade.
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Mask (v. i.)
To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.
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Musk (n.)
A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a similar odor.
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Musk (n.)
The musk deer. See Musk deer (below).
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Musk (n.)
The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat similar.
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Musk (n.)
The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus).
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Musk (n.)
A plant of the genus Erodium (E. moschatum); -- called also musky heron's-bill.
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Musk (n.)
A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth.
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Musk (v. t.)
To perfume with musk.
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Skua (n.)
Any jager gull; especially, the Megalestris skua; -- called also boatswain.