Anagrams of: CHIROGNOMIES

• affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)

• a compound that can be converted to a pigment

• a blemish made by dirt

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

• smear so as to make dirty or stained

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• acting with a specific goal

• concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest

• another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments

• plate with chromium

• treat with a chromium compound

• someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)

• ask for and get free; be a parasite