Meaning : Applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading).
Example :
Mastering a second language requires a lot of work.
No schools offer graduate study in interior design.
Synonyms : work
Meaning : A written document describing the findings of some individual or group.
Example :
This accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale.
Synonyms : report, written report
Meaning : A state of deep mental absorption.
Example :
She is in a deep study.
Meaning : A room used for reading and writing and studying.
Example :
He knocked lightly on the closed door of the study.
Meaning : A branch of knowledge.
Example :
In what discipline is his doctorate?.
Teachers should be well trained in their subject.
Anthropology is the study of human beings.
Synonyms : bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, subject, subject area, subject field
Meaning : Preliminary drawing for later elaboration.
Example :
He made several studies before starting to paint.
Synonyms : sketch
Meaning : Attentive consideration and meditation.
Example :
After much cogitation he rejected the offer.
Synonyms : cogitation
Meaning : Someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play).
Example :
He is a quick study.
Meaning : A composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique.
Example :
A study in spiccato bowing.
Meaning : Be a student. Follow a course of study. Be enrolled at an institute of learning.
Meaning : Give careful consideration to.
Example :
Consider the possibility of moving.
Synonyms : consider
Meaning : Learn by reading books.
Example :
He is studying geology in his room.
I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now.
Synonyms : hit the books
Meaning : Think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes.
Example :
He is meditating in his study.
Synonyms : contemplate, meditate