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study (n):
a detailed critical inspection

study (n):
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
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he made several studies before starting to paint

study (n):
a room used for reading and writing and studying
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he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study

study (n):
a state of deep mental absorption
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she is in a deep study

study (n):
applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
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mastering a second language requires a lot of work.
no schools offer graduate study in interior design

study (n):
attentive consideration and meditation
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after much cogitation he rejected the offer

study (n):
a branch of knowledge
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in what discipline is his doctorate?
teachers should be well trained in their subject.
anthropology is the study of human beings

study (n):
a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
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a study in spiccato bowing

study (n):
a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
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this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale

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

study (v):
be a student of a certain subject
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She is reading for the bar exam

study (v):
learn by reading books
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He is studying geology in his room.
I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now

study (v):
be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning

study (v):
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
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analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare.
analyze the evidence in a criminal trial.
analyze your real motives

study (v):
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
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He is meditating in his study

study (v):
give careful consideration to
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consider the possibility of moving

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Money doesn't grow on trees

It's not easy to get money. We have to work hard to make money. We can't just walk around and pick it like fruit from the tress.

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