Reverse Dictionary #16

The location, time, circumstances, etc., in which something occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the like, is set up.

S

To be a good, acceptable reason for; warrant.

J

Of the mainland, as opposed to an island offshore.

C

To pull something sharply; to pull something out.

P

A legal document giving official permission to do something; a permit.

L

One's wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast.

F

Representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste.

T

The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

U

To use or experience the sense of touch.

F

With the result that; for that reason; therefore.

S

To stand in conflict with (someone or something).

O

To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.

A

A new statement of something one believes to be the truth, usually when the statement has yet to be verified or without valid evidence provided.

C

An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, insects, reptiles, and other animals, housing the embryo within a membrane or shell during its development.

E

To stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event; to wager.

B

To broaden or extend in scope or range.

W

(botany) A soft fruit which develops from a single ovary and contains seeds not encased in pits.

B

That which is washed and ironed.

L

A hierarchical level in an organization such as the military.

R

An object that is the focus of many sports and games, in which it may be thrown, caught, kicked, bounced, rolled, chased, retrieved, hit with an instrument, spun, etc., usually roughly spherical but whose size, weight, bounciness, colour, etc. differ according to the game.

B

One of the principal horizontal structural members, usually of steel, timber, or concrete, of a building.

B

To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.

L

To be of the right size and shape.

F

To become bigger, especially due to being engorged.

S

An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis.

O