lesson

nouns

a unit of instruction
"he took driving lessons"
lesson
is a part of
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
"he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"
class, course, course of instruction, course of study
is a type of (narrower)
the profession of a teacher
"he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"
instruction, pedagogy, teaching
punishment intended as a warning to others
"they decided to make an example of him"
deterrent example, example, lesson, object lesson
the significance of a story or event
"the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor"
lesson, moral
a task assigned for individual study
"he did the lesson for today"
lesson
is a part of
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
"he received no formal education"; "our instruction was carefully programmed"; "good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded"
didactics, education, educational activity, instruction, pedagogy, teaching
is a type of (narrower)
a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher
school assignment, schoolwork