Anagrams of: WHIPCORDS

• closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips

• a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonal rib

• the activity of worshipping

• a feeling of profound love and admiration

• love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

• show devotion to (a deity)

• attend religious services

• an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

• a legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

• a dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit

• (golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club

• a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object

• beat severely with a whip or rod

• defeat thoroughly

• thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash

• strike as if by whipping

• whip with or as if with a wire whisk

• subject to harsh criticism

• ascribed to Orpheus or characteristic of ideas in works ascribed to Orpheus

• having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

• a sharp sound made by small birds or insects

• make high-pitched sounds

• sing in modulation

• informal terms for a meal

• the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism

• breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China

• any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

• strike hard

• hit hard

• strips of potato fried in deep fat