| domestic flight | a flight that begins and ends in the same country |
| big science | scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results |
school assignment
schoolwork | a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher |
| domestic terrorism | terrorism practiced in your own country against your own people, the bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City was an instance of domestic terrorism |
| domestic violence | violence or physical abuse directed toward your spouse or domestic partner, usually violence by men against women |
domestic animal
domesticated animal | any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment |
domestic carp
Cyprinus carpio | large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia, inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food, introduced into United States where it has become a pest |
domestic fowl
fowl
poultry | a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl |
| domestic pigeon | domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food |
dog
domestic dog
Canis familiaris | a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times, occurs in many breeds, the dog barked all night |
domestic cat
house cat
Felis domesticus
Felis catus | any domesticated member of the genus Felis |
domestic silkworm moth
domesticated silkworm moth
Bombyx mori | stocky creamy-white Asiatic moth found almost entirely under human care, the source of most of the silk commerce |
domestic ass
donkey
Equus asinus | domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass, patient but stubborn |
domestic sheep
Ovis aries | any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin |
domestic goat
Capra hircus | any of various breeds of goat raised for milk or meat or wool |
domestic llama
Lama peruana | used in the Andes as a beast of burden and source of wool, considered a domesticated variety of the guanaco |
| art school | a school specializing in art |
Ash Can
Ashcan school | early thentury United States painting, portrays realistic and sordid scenes of city life |
Cooper Union
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | university founded in by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences |
| day school | a school building without boarding facilities |
lab
laboratory
research lab
research laboratory
science lab
science laboratory | a workplace for the conduct of scientific research |
| music school | a school specializing in music |
| old school tie | necktie indicating the school the wearer attended |
reformatory
reform school
training school | correctional institution for the detention and discipline and training of young or first offenders |
school
schoolhouse | a building where young people receive education, the school was built in , he walked to school every morning |
| school bell | a bell rung to announce beginning or ending of class |
| school bus | a bus used to transport children to or from school |
| school crossing | a pedestrian crossing where school children cross a street on the way to school |
school ship
training ship | a ship used to train students as sailors |
| school system | establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school |
| science museum | a museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest |
skill
science | ability to produce solutions in some problem domain, the skill of a well-trained boxer, the sweet science of pugilism |
school
schooling | the process of being formally educated at a school, what will you do when you finish school? |
doctrine
philosophy philosophical system
school of thought
ism | a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school |
| creation science | an effort to give scientific support for the truth of the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis |
science
scientific discipline | a particular branch of scientific knowledge, the science of genetics |
| natural science | the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena |
life science
bioscience | any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms |
biology
biological science r | the science that studies living organisms |
| biomedical science | the application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine |
| medical science | the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease |
ecology
bionomics
environmental science | the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment |
genetics
genetic science | the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| brain science | the branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain |
zoology
zoological science | the branch of biology that studies animals |
chemistry
chemical science r | the science of matter, the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions |
| physics physical science | the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something, he studied the physics of radiation |
| earth science | any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts |
geophysics
geophysical science | geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth |
engineering
engineering science
applied science
technology | 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 |