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 |
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 |
arm branch limb | any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm, the arm of the record player, an arm of the sea, a branch of the sewer |
branch line spur track spur | a railway line connected to a trunk line |
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 |
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) |
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 |
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 |
peace offering olive branch | something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace |
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 |
branch water | pure natural water from a stream or brook, often distinguished from soda water |
Special Branch | a government police department dealing with political security |
executive branch Executive Office of the President | the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws |
legislative branch | the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating |
judicial branch | the branch of the United States government responsible for the administration of justice |
branch subdivision arm | a division of some larger or more complex organization, a branch of Congress, botany is a branch of biology, the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages |
branch | a stream or river connected to a larger one |
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 |
Cabell James Branch Cabell | United States writer of satirical novels (-) |
outgrowth branch offshoot offset | a natural consequence of development |
branch | a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant |
limb tree branch | any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree |
branch leg ramification | a part of a forked or branching shape, he broke off one of the branches |
study hall | a period of time during the school day that is set aside for study |
branch ramify fork furcate separate | divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork, The road forks |
ramify branch | grow and send out branches or branch-like structures, these plants ramify early and get to be very large |
diversify branch out broaden | vary in order to spread risk or to expand, The company diversified |
learn study read take | be a student of a certain subject, She is reading for the bar exam |
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 |
study consider | give careful consideration to, consider the possibility of moving |