study
study is a 5-letter English word with 29 senses as intransitive verb, noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- intransitive verb. A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge.
- intransitive verb. Mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention; meditation; contemplation.
- intransitive verb. Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any object of attentive consideration.
- intransitive verb. A building or apartment devoted to study or to literary work.
- intransitive verb. A representation or rendering of any object or scene intended, not for exhibition as an original work of art, but for the information, instruction, or assistance of the maker; as, a study of heads or of hands for a figure picture.
- intransitive verb. A piece for special practice. See Etude.
- noun. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon anything in thought; to muse; to ponder.
- noun. To apply the mind to books or learning.
- noun. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous.
- transitive verb. To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages.
- transitive verb. To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature.
- transitive verb. To form or arrange by previous thought; to con over, as in committing to memory; as, to study a speech.
- transitive verb. To make an object of study; to aim at sedulously; to devote one's thoughts to; as, to study the welfare of others; to study variety in composition.
- noun. a detailed critical inspection
- noun. preliminary drawing for later elaboration
"he made several studies before starting to paint"
- noun. a room used for reading and writing and studying
"he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
- noun. a state of deep mental absorption
"she is in a deep study"
- noun. 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"
- noun. attentive consideration and meditation
"after much cogitation he rejected the offer"
- noun. a branch of knowledge
"in what discipline is his doctorate?"
"teachers should be well trained in their subject"
- noun. a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
"a study in spiccato bowing"
- noun. a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
"this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
- noun. someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
"he is a quick study"
- verb. be a student of a certain subject
"She is reading for the bar exam"
- verb. learn by reading books
"He is studying geology in his room"
"I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
- verb. be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
- verb. 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"
- verb. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
"He is meditating in his study"
- verb. give careful consideration to
"consider the possibility of moving"
Synonyms
survey, sketch, work, cogitation, bailiwick, discipline, field, subject, report, learn, read, take, analyse, analyze, canvas, canvass, examine, contemplate, meditate, consider
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in study:
Common word forms
studys, studied, studier, studies, studying
Words from these letters
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