lesson

Meanings

Plural: lessons

Noun

a unit of instruction
- "he took driving lessons"
punishment intended as a warning to others
the significance of a story or event
a task assigned for individual study
- "he did the lesson for today"
A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.
A learning task assigned to a student; homework.
Something learned or to be learned.
Something that serves as a warning or encouragement.
A section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service.
A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.
An exercise; a composition serving an educational purpose; a study.

Verb

To instruct to teach.
To give a lesson to; to teach.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lessoun, from Old French leçon, from Latin lēctiō, lēctiōnem (“a reading”), from legō (“I read, I gather”). Doublet of lection.

Synonyms

deterrent example, example, lear, lection, moral, object lesson

Scrabble Score: 6

lesson is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lesson is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lesson is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

lesson is a valid Words With Friends word