Term: theory: 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
Broader: explanation: thought that makes something comprehensible | Unrelated: pseudonym: a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
Broader: explanation: thought that makes something comprehensible | Unrelated: pederast: a man who has sex (usually sodomy) with a boy as the passive partner
Broader: explanation: thought that makes something comprehensible | Unrelated: pratfall: a fall onto your buttocks
Broader: explanation: thought that makes something comprehensible | Unrelated: meningitis: infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
Broader: explanation: thought that makes something comprehensible | Unrelated: snood: an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head
Broader: explanation: thought that makes something comprehensible | Unrelated: segregation: the act of segregating or sequestering
Broader: explanation: thought that makes something comprehensible | Unrelated: mucorales: an order of mostly saprophytic fungi
Broader: explanation: thought that makes something comprehensible | Unrelated: crusher: a device that crushes something
Broader: explanation: thought that makes something comprehensible | Unrelated: kanchil: small chevrotain of southeastern Asia
Broader: explanation: thought that makes something comprehensible | Unrelated: darky: (ethnic slur) offensive term for Black people