Anagrams of: CHORSST

• (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee

• underpants worn by men

• a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people

• hit with a cosh, usually on the head

• a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land

• primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

• (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

• low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal

• (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

• not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

• of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

• the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

• accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base

• clean across

• without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold

• at some point or distance before a goal is reached

• so as to interrupt

• at a disadvantage

• in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner

• quickly and without warning

• of insufficient quantity to meet a need

• less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so

• lacking foresight or scope

• tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening

• marked by rude or peremptory shortness

• cheat someone by not returning him enough money

• create a short circuit in

• a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land

• the act of firing a projectile

• a solid missile discharged from a firearm

• (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

• a chance to do something

• a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

• a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film

• the act of putting a liquid into the body by means of a syringe

• a small drink of liquor

• an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

• an estimate based on little or no information

• an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

• sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put

• an explosive charge used in blasting

• a blow hard enough to cause injury

• an attempt to score in a game

• informal words for any attempt or effort

• the launching of a missile or spacecraft to a specified destination

• throwing the basketball toward the hoop

• varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

• a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion

• a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there

• a vast multitude

• an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association

• a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

• archaic terms for army

• any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event

• (medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor

• the owner or manager of an inn

• (computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network

• be the host of or for