study
1. a detailed critical inspection (Freq. 90)
• Syn:
survey
• Derivationally related forms:
survey (for: survey)
• Hypernyms:
examination, scrutiny
• Hyponyms:
resurvey
2. applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading) (Freq. 17)
- mastering a second language requires a lot of work
- no schools offer graduate study in interior design
• Syn:
work
• Derivationally related forms:
studious
• Hypernyms:
learning, acquisition
3. a written document describing the findings of some individual or group (Freq. 6)
- this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale
• Syn:
report, written report
• Derivationally related forms:
report (for: report)
• Hypernyms:
document, written document, papers
• Hyponyms:
assay, case study, white book, white paper, blue book,
green paper, progress report, position paper, medical report
4. a state of deep mental absorption (Freq. 6)
- she is in a deep study
• Hypernyms:
concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion
5. a room used for reading and writing and studying (Freq. 6)
- he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study
• Hypernyms:
room
• Part Holonyms:
house
6. a branch of knowledge (Freq. 3)
- 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
• Derivationally related forms:
disciplinary (for: discipline)
• Hypernyms:
knowledge domain, knowledge base, domain
• Hyponyms:
occultism, communications, communication theory, major, frontier,
genealogy, allometry, bibliotics, ology, science, scientific discipline,
architecture, engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology, futurology,
futuristics, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts, arts, theology,
theology, military science, escapology, graphology, numerology,
protology, theogony
7. preliminary drawing for later elaboration (Freq. 2)
- he made several studies before starting to paint
• Syn:
sketch
• Derivationally related forms:
sketch (for: sketch)
• Hypernyms:
drawing
• Hyponyms:
design, draft, rough drawing, vignette
8. attentive consideration and meditation (Freq. 1)
- after much cogitation he rejected the offer
• Syn:
cogitation
• Derivationally related forms:
cogitate (for: cogitation)
• Hypernyms:
contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness
• Hyponyms:
lucubration
9. someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
- he is a quick study
• Hypernyms:
memorizer, memoriser
10. a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
- a study in spiccato bowing
• Hypernyms:
musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
1. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning (Freq. 73)
- analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
- analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
- analyze your real motives
• Syn:
analyze, analyse, examine, canvass, canvas
• Derivationally related forms:
examination (for: examine), analyser (for: analyse), analyst (for: analyze), analysis (for: analyze)
• Hyponyms:
anatomize, diagnose, name, survey, appraise,
compare, check, check up on, look into, check out, suss out,
check over, go over, check into, assay, review, reexamine,
audit, scrutinize, scrutinise, inspect, screen, trace,
trace, investigate, sieve, sift, view,
consider, look at
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Sam and Sue study the movie
2. be a student;
follow a course of study;
be enrolled at an institute of learning (Freq. 17)
• Derivationally related forms:
student
• Hyponyms:
major
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
3. give careful consideration to (Freq. 15)
- consider the possibility of moving
• Syn:
consider
• Derivationally related forms:
consideration (for: consider)
• Hypernyms:
chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate,
excogitate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over,
ruminate, speculate
• Hyponyms:
factor, factor in, factor out, compare, liken, equate
• Verb Group:
consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
4. be a student of a certain subject (Freq. 13)
- She is reading for the bar exam
• Syn:
learn, read, take
• Derivationally related forms:
studying
• Hyponyms:
audit, train, prepare, drill, exercise,
practice, practise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. learn by reading books (Freq. 5)
- He is studying geology in his room
- I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now
• Syn:
hit the books
• Derivationally related forms:
studying
• Hypernyms:
learn, larn, acquire
• Hyponyms:
memorize, memorise, con, learn, cram,
grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up,
swot up, bone
• Entailment:
read
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
6. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes (Freq. 2)
- He is meditating in his study
• Syn:
meditate, contemplate
• Derivationally related forms:
contemplative (for: contemplate), contemplation (for: contemplate), meditative (for: meditate), meditation (for: meditate)
• Hypernyms:
think, cogitate, cerebrate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
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