INSTRUCTION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the activities of educating or instructing or teaching
    • activities that impart knowledge or skill
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he received no formal education
    • our instruction was carefully programmed
    • good teaching is seldom rewarded
    Hypernyms(s) instruction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the profession of a teacher
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he prepared for teaching while still in college
    • pedagogy is recognized as an important profession
    Hypernyms(s) instruction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  3. Meaning
    • (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) instruction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a message describing how something is to be done
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he gave directions faster than she could follow them
    Hypernyms(s) instruction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)