Anagrams of: RHEUMATISMWEED

• a serious or devastating setback

• an evil spell

• any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

• a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint

• a weak and tremulous light

• shine with a weak or fitful light

• give off a shimmering reflection, as of silk

• shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks

• worn by exposure to the weather

• a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems

• the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet

• an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend

• water in which dishes and cooking utensils are washed