Anagrams of: TONGA

• a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970

• the language of the Tongan people of south central Africa (Zambia and Rhodesia)

• any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

• (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn

• the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19

• a victim of ridicule or pranks

• a tart spicy quality

• the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907

• the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

• a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure

• brown algae seaweed with serrated edges

• any of various coarse seaweeds

• any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria

• An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.

• A Chinese secret society or gang.

• The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.

• This organ, as taken from animals used for food (especially cows).−

• (metonym) A language.

• Speakers of a language, collectively.

• Voice (the distinctive sound of a person's speech); accent (distinctive manner of pronouncing a language).

• Manner of speaking, often habitually.

• (metonym) A person speaking in a specified manner (most often plural).

• The power of articulate utterance; speech generally.

• Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.

• Honourable discourse; eulogy.

• (often in the plural) Glossolalia.

• In a shoe, the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot (so called because it resembles a tongue in the mouth).

• Any large or long physical protrusion on an automotive or machine part or any other part that fits into a long groove on another part.

• A projection, or slender appendage or fixture.

• A long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake.

• The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.

• The clapper of a bell.

• An individual point of flame from a fire.

• A small sole (type of fish).

• A short piece of rope spliced into the upper part of standing backstays, etc.; also, the upper main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.

• A reed.

• A division of formation; A layer or member of a formation that pinches out in one direction.

• To use tongs.

• To grab, manipulate or transport something using tongs.

• a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome

• any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies

• (British usage) mosquito

• a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes

• a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

• come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

• enter or assume a certain state or condition

• cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

• receive a specified treatment (abstract)

• reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

• go or come after and bring or take back

• go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

• take vengeance on or get even

• achieve a point or goal

• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

• be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

• communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone

• give certain properties to something

• move into a desired direction of discourse

• grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

• attract and fix

• reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

• reach by calculation

• acquire as a result of some effort or action

• purchase

• perceive by hearing

• suffer from the receipt of

• receive as a retribution or punishment

• leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form

• reach and board

• irritate

• evoke an emotional response

• apprehend and reproduce accurately

• earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

• overcome or destroy

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• in the past

• gone by; or in the past