Associations to the word «Lesson»

Wiktionary

LESSON, noun. A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
LESSON, noun. A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
LESSON, noun. Something learned or to be learned.
LESSON, noun. Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.
LESSON, noun. A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.
LESSON, noun. A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.
LESSON, noun. (music) An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.
LESSON, verb. To give a lesson to; to teach.
LESSON PLAN, noun. A teachers' document used to plan a lesson.

Dictionary definition

LESSON, noun. A unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons".
LESSON, noun. Punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him".
LESSON, noun. The significance of a story or event; "the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor".
LESSON, noun. A task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today".

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain