· a detailed critical inspection

Synonym(s): survey

Hypernym(s): examination, scrutiny

· 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"

Synonym(s): work

Hypernym(s): learning, acquisition

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

Synonym(s): report, written_report

Hypernym(s): document, written_document, papers

· a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"

Hypernym(s): concentration, engrossment, absorption, immersion

· a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"

Hypernym(s): room

· 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"

Synonym(s): discipline, subject, subject_area, subject_field, field, field_of_study, bailiwick

Hypernym(s): knowledge_domain, knowledge_base, domain

· preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"

Synonym(s): sketch

Hypernym(s): drawing

· attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"

Synonym(s): cogitation

Hypernym(s): contemplation, reflection, reflexion, rumination, musing, thoughtfulness

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

Hypernym(s): memorizer, memoriser

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

Hypernym(s): musical_composition, opus, composition, piece, piece_of_music

· 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"

Synonym(s): analyze, analyse, examine, canvass

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

· give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"

Synonym(s): consider

Hypernym(s): chew_over, think_over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull_over, ruminate, speculate

· be a student of a certain subject; "She is reading for the bar exam"

Synonym(s): learn, read, take

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

Synonym(s): hit_the_books

Hypernym(s): learn, larn, acquire

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

Synonym(s): meditate, contemplate

Hypernym(s): think, cogitate, cerebrate