bailiwick
English Thesaurus
1. a branch of knowledge (noun.cognition)
| hyponym | : | occultism, |
| definition | : | the study of the supernatural (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | communication theory, communications, |
| definition | : | the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | major, |
| definition | : | the principal field of study of a student at a university (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | frontier, |
| definition | : | an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | genealogy, |
| definition | : | the study or investigation of ancestry and family history (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | allometry, |
| definition | : | the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | bibliotics, |
| definition | : | the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | ology, |
| definition | : | an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | architecture, |
| definition | : | the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | futuristics, futurology, |
| definition | : | the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | divinity, theology, |
| definition | : | the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | military science, |
| definition | : | the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | escapology, |
| definition | : | the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | graphology, |
| definition | : | the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition) (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | numerology, |
| definition | : | the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | protology, |
| definition | : | the study of origins and first things (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | theogony, |
| definition | : | the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods (noun.cognition) |
2. the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | jurisdiction, |
| definition | : | in law; the territory within which power can be exercised (noun.location) |
3. a branch of knowledge (noun.cognition)
| derivation | : | learn, read, study, take, |
| definition | : | be a student of a certain subject (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | study, |
| definition | : | be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | disciplinary, |
| definition | : | relating to a specific field of academic study (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | learn, read, study, take, |
| definition | : | be a student of a certain subject (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | study, |
| definition | : | be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | disciplinary, |
| definition | : | relating to a specific field of academic study (adj.pert) |
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