Main entry: possibility, possible action, opening
Definition: a possible alternative
Usage: bankruptcy is always a possibility
Main entry: theory, possibility, hypothesis
Definition: a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena
Usage: a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory; he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices
Main entry: possibility
Definition: a future prospect or potential
Usage: this room has great possibilities
Main entry: possibility, possibleness
Definition: capability of existing or happening or being true
Usage: there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired