study - noun

a detailed critical inspection

applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)

a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

a state of deep mental absorption

a room used for reading and writing and studying

a branch of knowledge

preliminary drawing for later elaboration

attentive consideration and meditation

someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)

a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique

study - verb

• consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
• be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
• give careful consideration to
• be a student of a certain subject
• learn by reading books
• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

study - thesaurus

analyse   analyze   bailiwick   canvas   canvass   cogitation   consider   contemplate   discipline   examine   field   learn   meditate   read   report   sketch   subject   survey   take   work