study (n.)

  1. a detailed critical inspection

    [ Syn: survey ]

  2. a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; a study in spiccato bowing'

  3. applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading); mastering a second language requires a lot of work; no schools offer graduate study in interior design

    [ Syn: work ]

  4. a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale

    [ Syn: report , written report ]

  5. a state of deep mental absorption; she is in a deep study'

  6. a room used for reading and writing and studying; he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study'

  7. a branch of knowledge; in what discipline is his doctorate?; teachers should be well trained in their subject; anthropology is the study of human beings

    [ Syn: discipline , subject , subject area , subject field , field , field of study , bailiwick ]

  8. preliminary drawing for later elaboration; he made several studies before starting to paint

    [ Syn: sketch ]

  9. attentive consideration and meditation; after much cogitation he rejected the offer

    [ Syn: cogitation ]

  10. someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); he is a quick study'

    study (v.)

  1. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning; analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare; analyze the evidence in a criminal trial; analyze your real motives

    [ Syn: analyze , analyse , examine , canvass , canvas ]

  2. be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning

  3. give careful consideration to; consider the possibility of moving

    [ Syn: consider ]

  4. be a student of a certain subject; She is reading for the bar exam

    [ Syn: learn , read , take ]

  5. learn by reading books; He is studying geology in his room; I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now

    [ Syn: hit the books ]

  6. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; He is meditating in his study

    [ Syn: meditate , contemplate ]

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