Anagrams of: ABWOOD

• United States film actress (1938-1981)

• the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

• the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

• English conductor (1869-1944)

• any wind instrument other than the brass instruments

• English writer of novels about murders and thefts and forgeries (1814-1887)

• a golf club with a long shaft used to hit long shots; originally made with a wooden head

• United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

• a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments

• bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

• a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

• an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

• something curved in shape

• a decorative interlacing of ribbons

• a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

• bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

• play on a stringed instrument with a bow

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• a blue dyestuff obtained from the woad plant

• any of several herbs of the genus Isatis

• a dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice

• common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery

• having undesirable or negative qualities

• feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

• that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

• with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

• very much; strongly

• serious or severe

• feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

• (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition

• not capable of being collected

• below average in quality or performance

• nonstandard

• not financially safe or secure

• physically unsound or diseased

• capable of harming

• characterized by wickedness or immorality

• reproduced fraudulently

• not working properly

• seek someone's favor

• make amorous advances towards