private treaty | a sale of property at a price agreed on by the seller and buyer without an intervening agency |
double-blind procedure double-blind experiment double-blind study | an experimental procedure in which neither the subjects of the experiment nor the persons administering the experiment know the critical aspects of the experiment, a double-blind procedure is used to guard against both experimenter bias and placebo effects |
private practice | the practice of a profession independently and not as an employee, he teaches at the medical school but his fortune came from private practice, lawyers in private practice are in business and must make a profit to survive |
survey study | a detailed critical inspection |
time and motion study time-and-motion study time-motion study motion study time study work study | an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort |
case study | a detailed analysis of a person or group from a social or psychological or medical point of view |
course course of study course of instruction class | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings, he took a course in basket weaving, flirting is not unknown in college classes |
directed study | a course of study that is supervised and controlled by a specialist in the subject, he registered for directed study, he got credit for directed study, he did directed study |
work-study program | an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study |
home study | a course of study carried out at home rather than in a classroom |
driveway drive private road | a road leading up to a private house, they parked in the driveway |
private line | a telephone line serving a single subscriber |
sketch study | preliminary drawing for later elaboration, he made several studies before starting to paint |
study | a room used for reading and writing and studying, he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study |
study hall | a classroom reserved for study |
genitalia genital organ genitals private parts privates crotch | external sex organ |
brown study | a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness |
study | a state of deep mental absorption, she is in a deep study |
study work | 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 |
cogitation study | attentive consideration and meditation, after much cogitation he rejected the offer |
nature study | the study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level) |
private nuisance | a nuisance that interferes with your interest in and private use and enjoyment of your land |
discipline subject subject area subject field field field of study study bailiwick | a branch of knowledge, in what discipline is his doctorate?, teachers should be well trained in their subject, anthropology is the study of human beings |
literary study | the humanistic study of literature |
perusal perusing poring over studying | reading carefully with intent to remember |
course of study program programme curriculum syllabus | an integrated course of academic studies, he was admitted to a new program at the university |
study | a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique, a study in spiccato bowing |
report study written report | a written document describing the findings of some individual or group, this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale |
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 |
security force private security force | a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry |
market economy free enterprise private enterprise laissez-faire economy | an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices |
closed corporation close corporation private corporation privately held corporation | a corporation owned by a few people, shares have no public market |
private foundation | a charity that does not receive a major part of its support from the public |
private school | a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition |
coach private instructor tutor | a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.) |
private citizen | a citizen who does not hold any official or public position |
private buck private common soldier | an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines, our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value |
private detective PI private eye private investigator operative shamus sherlock | someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information |
quick study sponge | someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily, she soaks up foreign languages like a sponge |
study | someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play), he is a quick study |
personal property personal estate personalty private property | movable property (as distinguished from real estate) |
study hall | a period of time during the school day that is set aside for study |
learn larn acquire | gain knowledge or skills, She learned dancing from her sister, I learned Sanskrit, Children acquire language at an amazing rate |
learn hear get word get wind pick up find out get a line discover see | get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally, I learned that she has two grown-up children, I see that you have been promoted |
learn study read take | be a student of a certain subject, She is reading for the bar exam |
memorize memorise con learn | commit to memory, learn by heart, Have you memorized your lines for the play yet? |
study hit the books | learn by reading books, He is studying geology in his room, I have an exam next week, I must hit the books now |
study | be a student, follow a course of study, be enrolled at an institute of learning |
analyze analyse study examine canvass canvas | consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning, analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare, analyze the evidence in a criminal trial, analyze your real motives |
study meditate contemplate | think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes, He is meditating in his study |