Anagrams of: PHILOMEL

• (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes

• The person who performs the circumcision in a Jewish bris.

• Someone, particularly a friend or male acquaintance, from one's hometown.

• A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang.

• An inner-city youth.

• A boyfriend or partner of a closeted man, used along with "Lil," to mean a bottom and "Big," to mean a top.

• Man, bloke

• the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

• a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

• a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

• a means of serving

• give help or assistance; be of service

• improve the condition of

• be of use

• abstain from doing; always used with a negative

• help to some food; help with food or drink

• contribute to the furtherance of

• take or use

• improve; change for the better

• used of your own ground

• relating to or being where one lives or where one's roots are

• where you live at a particular time

• housing that someone is living in

• the country or state or city where you live

• (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

• the place where you are stationed and from which missions start and end

• place where something began and flourished

• an environment offering affection and security

• a social unit living together

• an institution where people are cared for

• at or to or in the direction of one's home or family

• on or to the point aimed at

• to the fullest extent; to the heart

• inside the country

• provide with, or send to, a home

• return home accurately from a long distance

• a specific instance of feeling hopeful

• United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (1903-2003)

• the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled

• grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

• someone (or something) on which expectations are centered

• one of the three Christian virtues

• expect and wish

• be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes

• intend with some possibility of fulfilment

• steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered

• (figurative) a position of leadership

• be at or take the helm of

• (obsolete outside dialectal) The holly.

• A common evergreen oak of Europe, Quercus ilex; the holm oak.

• An island in a lake, river or estuary; an eyot.

• (chiefly West Yorkshire) Any small island, but especially one near a larger island or the mainland, sometimes with holly bushes; an islet. Often the word is used in Norse-influenced place-names. See also holme.

• Rich flat land near a river, prone to being completely flooded; a river-meadow; bottomland.

• urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

• cause to move forward with force