lesson

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

Verb Forms: lessoned, lessoning, lessons

To teach or instruct, especially in a formal setting.
To instruct to teach.
To give a lesson to; to teach.

Examples

Here endeth the first lesson.
I hope this accident taught you a lesson!
In our school a typical working week consists of around twenty lessons and ten hours of related laboratory work.
Nature has many lessons to teach to us.
The accident was a good lesson to me.
The veteran player would LESSON the newcomer on advanced Scrabble tactics.

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, moral, object lesson, lear, lection

Scrabble Score: 6

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

Words With Friends Score: 8

lesson: valid Words With Friends Word