S: (n) audit (a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation) "he made an audit of all the plants on his property"; "an energy efficiency audit"; "an email log audit"
S: (n) comparison, comparing (the act of examining resemblances) "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator"
S: (n) ophthalmoscopy (examination of the interior of an eye using an ophthalmoscope)
S: (n) palpation, tactual exploration (a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional))
S: (n) endoscopy (visual examination of the interior of a hollow body organ by use of an endoscope)
S: (n) gonioscopy (an examination of the front part of the eye to check the angle where the iris meets the cornea; it is used to distinguish between open-angle glaucoma and closed-angle glaucoma)
S: (n) keratoscopy (examination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irregularities in its anterior surface)
S: (n) rhinoscopy (examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx))
S: (n) scan (the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region) "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
S: (n) search (boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas) "right of search"
S: (n) survey, study (a detailed critical inspection)
S: (n) testing (an examination of the characteristics of something) "there are laboratories for commercial testing"; "it involved testing thousands of children for smallpox"
S: (n) inspection, review (a formal or official examination) "the platoon stood ready for review"; "we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator"
S: (n) bank examination (an examination of the affairs and records of a bank by a state or federal bank examiner)
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) 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"
S: (n) study (a state of deep mental absorption) "she is in a deep study"
S: (n) study (a room used for reading and writing and studying) "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"
S: (n) sketch, study (preliminary drawing for later elaboration) "he made several studies before starting to paint"
S: (n) cogitation, study (attentive consideration and meditation) "after much cogitation he rejected the offer"
S: (n) study (someone who memorizes quickly and easily (as the lines for a part in a play)) "he is a quick study"
S: (n) study (a composition intended to develop one aspect of the performer's technique) "a study in spiccato bowing"
Verb
S: (v) analyze, analyse, study, examine, canvass (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"
S: (v) study (be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning)
S: (v) study, consider (give careful consideration to) "consider the possibility of moving"
S: (v) learn, study, read, take (be a student of a certain subject) "She is reading for the bar exam"
S: (v) 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"
S: (v) study, meditate, contemplate (think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes) "He is meditating in his study"