Anagrams of: ABCHOTWX

• something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

• subject to a playful hoax or joke

• a small portable timepiece

• a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

• a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

• the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

• the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

• look attentively

• follow with the eyes or the mind

• see or watch

• observe with attention

• be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful

• observe or determine by looking

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

• any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water

• cover with wax

• go up or advance

• increase in phase

• a transmission line for high-frequency signals

• influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

• the ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulum

• An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird, Pterodroma cahow, from Bermuda; the Bermuda petrel.

• a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

• private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance

• the quantity contained in a box

• a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

• a rectangular drawing

• evergreen shrubs or small trees

• any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned

• the driver's seat on a coach

• separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people

• a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)

• put into a box

• hit with the fist

• engage in a boxing match

• informal terms for a meal

• the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism

• breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China

• all the loaves of bread baked at the same time

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a collection of things or persons to be handled together

• batch together; assemble or process as a batch