study

STUDY

survey: a detailed critical inspection
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"
report: a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"
a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
analyze: 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"
discipline: 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"
be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
sketch: preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"
give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"
cogitation: attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"
learn: be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"
someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); "he is a quick study"
learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing"
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study" wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
A study is a room in a house which is used for paperwork, computer work, or reading. Historically, the study of a house was reserved for use as the private office and reading room of a family father as the formal head of a household, but today studies are generally either used to operate a home ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study (room)
An etude (from the French word étude meaning "study") is a short musical composition designed to provide practice in a particular technical skill in the performance of a solo instrument. For example, Frédéric Chopin's etude Op. 25 No. ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Study (music)
In art, a study is a drawing, sketch or painting done in preparation of a finished piece, or as visual notes. A study can have more impact than a more-elaborately planned work, due to the fresh insights the artist is gaining while exploring his/her subject. ...