Anagrams of: IVERN

• a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart

• a distinctive style or manner

• any of the vascular bundles or ribs that form the branching framework of conducting and supporting tissues in a leaf or other plant organ

• a layer of ore between layers of rock

• one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect

• make a veinlike pattern

• a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface

• tear or be torn violently

• separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument

• Any of a number of different, usually benign, pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal lesions of the skin.

• compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

• rate of revolution of a motor

• increase the number of rotations per minute

• one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse

• any means of control

• control and direct with or as if by reins

• stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins

• stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins

• keep in check