realm

Definition

  • noun: an area of activity, interest, or knowledge
  • noun: a primary marine or terrestrial biogeographic division of the earth's surface
  • synonyms: kingdom, sphere, region

Examples

  • A victory by the team seems 'within the realm of possibility'. [=a victory seems possible]

  • It's not 'beyond the realm of possibility' [=it's not impossible] that he will return.

  • new discoveries in the 'realm' of medicine

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Night gathers and now my watch begins... Not that bit, the bit at the end. I'm the sword in the darkness, the watcher on the walls, the shield that guards the realm of men. - I pledge my life... - Okay, that's enough. Shield that guards the realm of men. That's what you swore to be. (..)
    2015 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: High Sparrow Season: 5 Episode 3