a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena; "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory"
a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited domain of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"
territory over which rule or control is exercised; "his domain extended into Europe"; "he made it the law of the land"
the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined
win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships"
sweep with a broom or as if with a broom; "Sweep the crumbs off the table"; "Sweep under the bed"
clean by sweeping; "Please sweep the floor"
move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"
chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids
shallow container made of metal
cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel
(Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus
express a totally negative opinion of; "The critics panned the performance"
wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals
make a sweeping movement; "The camera panned across the room"