Anagrams of: HIGHCOLONIC

• bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood

• (Italian) a small dumpling made of potato or flour or semolina that is boiled or baked and is usually served with a sauce or with grated cheese

• a person who exercises control over workers

• (boxing) the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily

• a small slip noose made with seizing

• the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet

• a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

• a tight or amorous embrace

• secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts

• hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches

• hold in a tight grasp

• embrace amorously

• flatten the ends (of nails and rivets)

• settle conclusively

• Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs

• United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961)

• any undertaking that is easy to do

• stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place

• a form of all fours in which the players bid for the privilege of naming trumps

• tie a cinch around

• make sure of

• get a grip on; get mastery of

• any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip