Anagrams of: TAKEPAINS

• a light shade of red

• any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

• a person with mildly leftist political views

• of a light shade of red

• make light, repeated taps on a surface

• sound like a car engine that is firing too early

• cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing

• large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal

• express in speech

• exchange thoughts; talk with

• use language

• give a speech to

• make a characteristic or natural sound

• a transient variation in voltage or current

• sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes

• fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn

• (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis

• a sharp rise followed by a sharp decline

• a very high narrow heel on women's shoes

• each of the sharp points on the soles of athletic shoes to prevent slipping (or the shoes themselves)

• a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall (or a dinosaur)

• a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)

• any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object

• a large stout nail

• stand in the way of

• pierce with a sharp stake or point

• secure with spikes

• bring forth a spike or spikes

• add alcohol to (beverages)

• manifest a sharp increase

• a slap with the flat of the hand

• give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

• express in speech

• exchange thoughts; talk with

• use language

• give a speech to

• make a characteristic or natural sound

• the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

• an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container

• the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing