in+a+brown+study
11in a brown study — you ll often catch a student in a brown study on a warm spring day like today Syn: lost in thought, in a reverie, musing, ruminating, cogitating, dreaming, daydreaming; informal miles away …
12brown study — Synonyms and related words: Walter Mitty, absence of mind, absentmindedness, absorption, abstractedness, abstraction, bad dream, bemusement, castle building, close study, concentration, contemplativeness, daydream, daydreamer, daydreaming, deep… …
13brown study — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The condition of being so lost in solitary thought as to be unaware of one s surroundings: absent mindedness, abstraction, bemusement, daydreaming, muse2, reverie, study, trance. See AWARENESS …
14brown study — /braʊn ˈstʌdi/ (say brown studee) noun deep, serious absorption in thought …
15in a brown study — absorbed in one s thoughts. [appar. orig. from brown in the sense gloomy .] → study …
16brown study — noun Date: 1532 a state of serious absorption or abstraction …
17brown study — condition of being deeply stuck in one s own thoughts, immersion in thought …
18brown study — Reverie, musing, abstraction, pre occupation, absence, absence of mind …
19brown study — noun a state of deep absorption or thoughtfulness • Hypernyms: ↑reverie, ↑revery …
20study — ► NOUN (pl. studies) 1) the devotion of time and attention to acquiring knowledge. 2) a detailed investigation and analysis of a subject or situation. 3) a room for reading, writing, or academic work. 4) a piece of work done for practice or as an …
