Anagrams of: WATCHDOGS

• a guardian or defender against theft or illegal practices or waste

• a dog trained to guard property

• either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm

• a sample piece of cloth

• An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird, Pterodroma cahow, from Bermuda; the Bermuda petrel.

• a small portable timepiece

• a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty

• a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe

• the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty

• a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

• the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival)

• look attentively

• follow with the eyes or the mind

• see or watch

• observe with attention

• be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful

• observe or determine by looking

• find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

• shade within clear boundaries

• an unilluminated area

• something existing in perception only

• a premonition of something adverse

• an indication that something has been present

• refuge from danger or observation

• a dominating and pervasive presence

• a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

• an inseparable companion

• follow, usually without the person's knowledge

• cast a shadow over

• make appear small by comparison

• a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables

• A potential problem or source of trouble.

• An instance of publicly tricking someone or exposing them to ridicule, especially by means of an elaborate deception.

• An instance of accomplishing a tricky idea or overcoming a difficult obstacle.

• A feature of a system or a program that works in the way it is documented but is counter-intuitive and almost invites mistake or non-function.

• An endangered nocturnal burrowing bird, Pterodroma cahow, from Bermuda; the Bermuda petrel.