Anagrams of: APTAIN

• large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia

• a fine coating of oxide (produced by oxidation over a long period of time) on the surface of a metal (particularly copper)

• an acquired change in the appearance of something (other than metal or wood)

• a gloss or sheen on wooden furniture produced by age, polishing, or handling

• a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating

• (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court

• makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

• make a painting

• apply paint to; coat with paint

• make a painting of

• apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil

• A pint of milk.

• A human skin disease endemic to Mexico, Central America, and South America, caused by infection with a spirochete, Treponema pallidum carateum, which is morphologically and serologically indistinguishable from the organism that causes syphilis.

• (Chicano) prison

• relating to or having the characteristics of bees

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

• emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid

• a somatic sensation of acute discomfort

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

• cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

• cause emotional anguish or make miserable

• a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 gills or 568.26 cubic centimeters

• a United States dry unit equal to 0.5 quart or 33.6 cubic inches

• a United States liquid unit equal to 16 fluid ounces; two pints equal one quart