examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

resurvey - a new survey or study

learning, acquisition - the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"

document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

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

engrossment, immersion, absorption, concentration - complete attention; intense mental effort

house - a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families; "he has a house on Cape Cod"; "she felt she had to get out of the house"

room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

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.); "communications is his major field of study"

major - the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics"

frontier - an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; "he worked at the frontier of brain science"

allometry - 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

knowledge base, knowledge domain - the content of a particular domain or field of knowledge

science, scientific discipline - a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics"

architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"

applied science, engineering science, technology, engineering - the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study"

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); "the college of arts and sciences"

theology, divinity - 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

numerology - the study of the supposed occult influence of numbers on human affairs

protology - the study of origins and first things; "To Christians, protology refers to God's fundamental purpose for humanity"

theogony - the study of the origins and genealogy of the gods

design - a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something; "the design of a building"

rough drawing, draft - a preliminary sketch of a design or picture

drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures"

vignette - a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)

lucubration - laborious cogitation

musing, reflection, rumination, thoughtfulness, contemplation, reflexion - a calm lengthy intent consideration

memoriser, memorizer - a person who learns by rote

musical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"

anatomize - analyze down to the smallest detail; "This writer anatomized the depth of human behavior"

diagnose, name - determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis

diagnose - subject to a medical analysis

survey, appraise - consider in a comprehensive way; "He appraised the situation carefully before acting"

survey - make a survey of; for statistical purposes

compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of; "John compared his haircut to his friend's"; "We compared notes after we had both seen the movie"

check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, suss out, go over, look into - examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; "check the brakes"; "Check out the engine"

assay - analyze (chemical substances)

reexamine, review - look at again; examine again; "let's review your situation"

audit, scrutinise, scrutinize, inspect - of accounts and tax returns; with the intent to verify

screen - examine methodically; "screen the suitcases"

trace, follow - follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"

investigate, look into - investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"

sieve, sift - check and sort carefully; "sift the information"

look at, view, consider - look at carefully; study mentally; "view a problem"

major - have as one's principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics"

meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, ruminate, speculate, reflect, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

equate, liken, compare - consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; "We can compare the Han dynasty to the Romans"; "You cannot equate success in financial matters with greed"

deliberate, moot, debate, consider, turn over - think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

audit - attend academic courses without getting credit

train, prepare - undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession; "She is training to be a teacher"; "He trained as a legal aid"

practice, practise, drill, exercise - learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"

larn, learn, acquire - acquire or gain knowledge or skills; "She learned dancing from her sister"; "I learned Sanskrit"; "Children acquire language at an amazing rate"

memorise, memorize, con, learn - commit to memory; learn by heart; "Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?"

bone, bone up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up, cram, drum, get up - study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"

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 judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"