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study
/ˈstə di/
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a detailed critical inspection
study meaning(s)
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- (n) a detailed critical inspection
- (n) applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)
- (n) a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
- (n) a state of deep mental absorption
- (n) a room used for reading and writing and studying
- (n) a branch of knowledge
- (n) preliminary drawing for later elaboration
- (n) attentive consideration and meditation
- (n) someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)
- (n) a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique
- (v) consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- (v) be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
- (v) give careful consideration to
- (v) be a student of a certain subject
- (v) learn by reading books
- (v) think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
study usage(s) Create your Own
- A new study suggests that idly doodling during meetings or boring lectures helps people pay attention and retain more information.
- Laser printer emissions may damage your health, says a new study -- not to mention the load of indoor air pollutants we're breathing 90% of the time.
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study hall
a period of time during the school day that is set aside for study
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studying
/ˈstə di ɪŋ/
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reading carefully with intent to remember
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stuff
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the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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stuff and nonsense
senseless talk
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stuff shot
a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
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stuffed
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filled with something
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stuffed cabbage
parboiled head of cabbage scooped out and filled with a hash of chopped…
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stuffed derma
(Judaism) roasted fowl intestines with a seasoned filling of matzo meal…
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stuffed egg
halved hard-cooked egg with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings…
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stuffed grape leaves
well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants or minced lamb) simmered…
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stuffed mushroom
mushrooms stuffed with any of numerous mixtures of e.g. meats or nuts…
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stuffed peppers
parboiled green peppers stuffed usually with rice and meat and baked…
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stuffed shirt
a bore who is extremely formal, pompous, and old-fashioned
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stuffed tomato
tomato cases filled with various salad mixtures and served cold
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stuffer
/ˈstə fər/
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a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display
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stuffier
lacking fresh air
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stuffiest
lacking fresh air
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stuffily
in a stuffy manner
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stuffiness
state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat
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stuffing
/ˈstə fɪŋ/
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a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
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stuffing box
a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft…
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stuffing nut
a nut used to tighten a stuffing box
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stuffy
/ˈstə fi/
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lacking fresh air