be+in+a+brown+study
31in a brown study — absorbed in one s thoughts. [appar. orig. from brown in the sense gloomy .] → study …
32brown — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 having the colour produced by mixing red, yellow, and black, as of dark wood or rich soil. 2 dark skinned or suntanned. 3 (of bread) made from a dark flour as wholemeal or wheatmeal. 4 (of species or varieties) distinguished …
33Brown — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 having the colour produced by mixing red, yellow, and black, as of dark wood or rich soil. 2 dark skinned or suntanned. 3 (of bread) made from a dark flour as wholemeal or wheatmeal. 4 (of species or varieties) distinguished …
34study — noun (plural studies) 1》 the devotion of time and attention to acquiring knowledge, especially from books. ↘(studies) work done by a person to acquire knowledge. ↘(studies) used in the title of an academic subject: a course in transport… …
35study — 1 / stVdi/ noun 1 PIECE OF WORK (C) a piece of work that is done to find out more about a particular subject or problem, and usually includes a written report (+ of/into): We re doing a study into how much time people spend watching television. | …
36study — n 1. reading, review, reviewing, learning, taking in, absorption, memorization; concentration, intentness, attentiveness, application, endeavor, effort, enterprise, work, hard work; industry, industriousness, sedulousness, assiduity, plodding,… …
37study — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 the devotion of time and attention to acquiring information or knowledge, esp. from books. 2 (in pl.) the pursuit of academic knowledge (continued their studies abroad). 3 a room used for reading, writing, etc. 4 a piece of …
38study — Synonyms and related words: Nachtmusik, Pap test, Walter Mitty, absence of mind, absolute music, absorbed attention, absorption, abstractedness, abstraction, academic discipline, academic specialty, adaptation, advisement, aim, air, air varie,… …
39study — /ˈstʌdi / (say studee) noun (plural studies) 1. application of the mind to the acquisition of knowledge, as by reading, investigation, or reflection. 2. the cultivation of a particular branch of learning, science, or art: the study of law. 3. a… …
40study — 1. noun 1) two years of study Syn: learning, education, schooling, academic work, scholarship, tuition, research; informal cramming 2) a study of global warming Syn: investigation, inquiry, research, ex …
