Anagrams of: NEATENS

• assembly possessing high legislative powers

• the upper house of the United States Congress

• a cotton fabric with a satiny finish

• put (things or places) in order

• care for one's external appearance

• one related on the mother's side

• related on the mother's side

• A signal call given on a cornet or trumpet for entrance or exit on a theatrical stage

• The barracuda.

• Braided cord or fabric of such small stuff as plaited rope yarns

• Plaited or braided straw or grass which is used for making hats and for a variety of ornamental crafts

• take in solid food

• eat a meal; take a meal

• take in food; used of animals only

• worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way

• use up (resources or materials)

• cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid

• in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

• pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

• taut or rigid; stretched tight

• a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

• become stretched or tense or taut

• increase the tension on

• become tense, nervous, or uneasy

• cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

• someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

• a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

• the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

• annoy persistently

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• to arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them

• tear into pieces

• raise the nap of (fabrics)

• disentangle and raise the fibers of

• separate the fibers of

• mock or make fun of playfully

• ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect