Anagrams of: ACOLUTHIC

• of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions

• lacking a visible order or organization

• completely unordered and unpredictable and confusing

• the act of grasping

• a tense critical situation

• a number of birds hatched at the same time

• a collection of things or persons to be handled together

• a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand

• a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism

• a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism

• take hold of; grab

• hold firmly, usually with one's hands

• affect

• Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of the oyster.

• Young or seed oysters together with the shells and other objects to which they are usually attached.

• Rubbish; debris; refuse.

• a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco)

• a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident

• the quantity that was caught

• a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect

• anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)

• a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)

• a restraint that checks the motion of something

• a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window

• a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth

• the act of catching an object with the hands

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

• perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily

• reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

• take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• to hook or entangle

• attract and fix

• capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

• reach in time

• get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly

• catch up with and possibly overtake

• be struck or affected by

• check oneself during an action

• hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

• see or watch

• cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled

• detect a blunder or misstep

• grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

• come down with

• start burning

• perceive by hearing

• suffer from the receipt of

• attract; cause to be enamored

• apprehend and reproduce accurately

• take in and retain

• spread or be communicated

• be the catcher

• become aware of

• delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned

• (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

• a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)

• a railcar where passengers ride

• a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver

• a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport

• teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

• drive or operate a coach or carriage

• an upholstered seat for more than one person

• a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer

• a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment

• formulate in a particular style or language

• United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961)