STUDY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a detailed critical inspection
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) study is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • preliminary drawing for later elaboration
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he made several studies before starting to paint
    Hypernyms(s) study is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a room used for reading and writing and studying
    Usage Example(s)
    • he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study
    Hypernyms(s) study is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  4. Meaning
    • a state of deep mental absorption
    Usage Example(s)
    • she is in a deep study
    Hypernyms(s) study is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • mastering a second language requires a lot of work
    • no schools offer graduate study in interior design
    Hypernyms(s) study is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • attentive consideration and meditation
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • after much cogitation he rejected the offer
    Hypernyms(s) study is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  7. Meaning
    • a branch of knowledge
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • in what discipline is his doctorate?
    • teachers should be well trained in their subject
    • anthropology is the study of human beings
    Hypernyms(s) study is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  8. Meaning
    • a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer’’s technique
    Usage Example(s)
    • a study in spiccato bowing
    Hypernyms(s) study is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  9. Meaning
    • a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale
    Hypernyms(s) study is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  10. Meaning
    • someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
    Usage Example(s)
    • he is a quick study
    Hypernyms(s) study is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

STUDY as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • be a student of a certain subject
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She is reading for the bar exam
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • learn by reading books
    • I must hit the books now”
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He is studying geology in his room
    • I have an exam next week
    Hypernyms(s) study is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s) Entail(s)
  3. Meaning
    • be a student
    • follow a course of study
    • be enrolled at an institute of learning
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
    • analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
    • analyze your real motives
    Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • He is meditating in his study
    Hypernyms(s) study is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • give careful consideration to
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • consider the possibility of moving
    Hypernyms(s) study is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)