Anagrams of: DHOLBACH

• a lake in north central Africa; fed by the Shari river

• a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape

• a landlocked desert republic in north-central Africa; was under French control until 1960

• a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa

• slender freshwater fishes of Eurasia and Africa resembling catfishes

• pompous or pretentious talk or writing

• A representation of laughter.

• An exclamation of triumph or discovery.

• An exclamation of grief.

• A sound of hesitation: er, um.

• Said when making a vigorous attack.

• (with falling pitch) used to express amusement or subtle surprise.

• Used to express doubt or confusion.

• (with rising pitch) Used to reinforce a question.

• (with falling pitch) Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.

• (with rising pitch) Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.

• (with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.

• The fifth letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

• a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked)

• Scottish word for a lake

• the act of grasping

• understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something

• power by which something or someone is affected or dominated

• time during which some action is awaited

• a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

• a stronghold

• a cell in a jail or prison

• the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

• the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo

• cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity

• have or hold in one's hands or grip

• organize or be responsible for

• have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

• keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view

• maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

• to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

• secure and keep for possible future use or application

• have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices

• be the physical support of; carry the weight of

• contain or hold; have within

• have room for; hold without crowding

• remain in a certain state, position, or condition

• support or hold in a certain manner

• be valid, applicable, or true

• assert or affirm

• have as a major characteristic

• be capable of holding or containing

• arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance

• protect against a challenge or attack

• bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted

• hold the attention of

• remain committed to

• resist or confront with resistance

• be pertinent or relevant or applicable

• stop dealing with

• lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

• keep from departing

• take and maintain control over, often by violent means

• cause to come to an abrupt stop

• cover as for protection against noise or smell

• drink alcohol without showing ill effects

• aim, point, or direct

• declare to be

• be in accord; be in agreement

• keep from exhaling or expelling