Anagrams of: UBSONGS

• a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

• a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask

• give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on

• close with a cork or stopper

• a dull resonant sound as of a bell

• ring loudly and deeply

• general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

• a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

• a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly

• insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis

• a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

• annoy persistently

• tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

• anything that tends to arouse

• an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

• a large number or amount

• a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

• wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

• cause to slow down or get stuck

• get stuck while doing something

• an instance of driving away or warding off

• a refusal to recognize someone you know

• unusually short

• refuse to acknowledge

• reject outright and bluntly