Anagrams of: OBVIATING

• a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative

• water travel for pleasure

• harassment especially of a tethered animal

• capable of wounding

• causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold

• moderate or restrain; lessen the force of

• flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons

• soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments

• a building where prostitutes are available

• a building containing public baths

• A cylindrical basket or cage of wicker which was filled with earth or stones and used in fortifications and other engineering work (a precursor to the sandbag).

• A woven wire mesh unit, sometimes rectangular, made from a continuous mesh panel and filled with stones sometimes coated with polyvinyl chloride.

• A porous metal cylinder filled with stones and used in a variety of civil engineering contexts, especially in the construction of retaining walls, the reinforcing of steep slopes, or in the prevention of erosion in river banks.

• A knickknack, objet d'art, curiosity, collectable.