Anagrams of: HANGNAILS

• a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected

• fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill

• beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

• rope that is used for fastening something to something else

• violently urging on by whipping or flogging

• fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill

• a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)

• United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)

• prolific United States writer (1822-1909)

• exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health

• to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

• draw slowly or heavily

• express admiration and pleasure by uttering `ooh' or `aah'

• A pink and grey species of cockatoo, Eolophus roseicapilla, native to Australia.

• A fool, an idiot.