study
Noun
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is a type of: examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)subtypes: resurvey - a new survey or studysame as: survey
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is a type of: acquisition, learning - the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledgesame as: work
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is a type of: document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)subtypes:
- assay - a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance
- case study - a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure
- white book, white paper - a government report; bound in white
- blue book - a report published by the British government; bound in blue
- green paper - a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion
- progress report - a report of work accomplished during a specified time period
- position paper - a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy
- medical report - a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient
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is a type of: absorption, concentration, engrossment, immersion - complete attention; intense mental effort
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is a type of: room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceilingis a part of: house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
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is a type of: domain, knowledge base, knowledge domain - the content of a particular field of knowledgesubtypes:
- occultism - the study of the supernatural
- communication theory, communications - the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)
- major - the principal field of study of a student at a university
- frontier - an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development
- genealogy - the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
- allometry - the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism in relation to the growth of the whole
- bibliotics - the scientific study of documents and handwriting etc. especially to determine authorship or authenticity
- ology - an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge
- science, scientific discipline - a particular branch of scientific knowledge
- architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
- landscape architecture - the art, planning, design, management, preservation and rehabilitation of the land and the design of large man-made constructs
- applied science, engineering, engineering science, technology - the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
- futuristics, futurology - the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions
- arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts - studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
- divinity, theology - the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
- military science - the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare
- escapology - the study of methods of escaping (especially as a form of entertainment)
- graphology - the study of handwriting (especially as an indicator of the writer's character or disposition)
- numerology - the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs
- protology - the study of origins and first things
- theogony - the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods
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is a type of: drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of linessubtypes:
- design - a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something
- draft, rough drawing - a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
- vignette - a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)
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is a type of: contemplation, musing, reflection, reflexion, rumination, thoughtfulness - a calm, lengthy, intent considerationsubtypes: lucubration - laborious cogitationsame as: cogitation
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is a type of: composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music - a musical work that has been created
Verb
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subtypes:
- anatomize - analyze down to the smallest detail
- diagnose, name - determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
- diagnose - subject to a medical analysis
- appraise, survey - consider in a comprehensive way
- survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposes
- compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of
- check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
- assay - analyze (chemical substances)
- reexamine, review - look at again; examine again
- audit, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize - examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
- screen - examine methodically
- follow, trace - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
- investigate, look into - investigate scientifically
- sieve, sift - check and sort carefully
- consider, look at, view - look at carefully; study mentally
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is a type of: chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over - reflect deeply on a subjectsubtypes:same as: consider
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entail: read - interpret something that is written or printedsubtypes:same as: hit the books
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is a type of: cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgmentssame as: contemplate, meditate
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