Reverse Dictionary #55

To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation.

C

An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.

P

One who has rightful possession of or has legal title to property, goods or capital.

O

Being extroverted or outgoing.

S

To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.

S

To make a line of holes in (a thin material) to allow separation at the line.

P

A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.

T

To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).

P

A practitioner in the remediation of a physical or psychological health problem following a diagnosis.

T

Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something.

S

A group of persons united for a common purpose; an organization; a society.

A

A journey or effort in pursuit of a goal (often lengthy, ambitious, or fervent); a mission.

Q

Having or showing the capacity to do something well.

S

An affectionate hug.

S

A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one prompting action.

I

One who supports or advocates for the creation of a sovereign nation (which does not currently exist).

N

(law enforcement) A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.

D

An English unit of length equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54 cm, roughly the width of a thumb.

I

(mathematics) Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.

F

A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.

D

To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times.

W

To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.

D

A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.

D

The solid remains of a fire.

A

The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.

Y