a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"
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"
a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique; "a study in spiccato bowing"
someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play); "he is a quick study"
learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity; "he bought a new stereo system"; "the system consists of a motor and a small computer"
the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole; "exercise helped him get the alcohol out of his system"
a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts; "the body has a system of organs for digestion"
a complex of methods or rules governing behavior; "they have to operate under a system they oppose"; "that language has a complex system for indicating gender"
a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"
(physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"
pleasant in manner or behavior; "I didn`t enjoy it and probably wasn't a pleasant person to be around"
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "a pleasant person to be around"; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"