Teachable
adjective
1.
capable of being instructed, as a person; docile.
2.
capable of being taught, as a subject.
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- Teach a lesson
Punish in order to prevent a recurrence of bad behavior. For example, Timmy set the wastebasket on fire; that should teach him a lesson about playing with matches . This term uses lesson in the sense of “a punishment or rebuke,” a usage dating from the late 1500s. Also see learn one’s lesson
- Teacher
noun 1. a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor. noun 1. a person whose occupation is teaching others, esp children 2. a personified concept that teaches: nature is a good teacher
- Teacherage
noun 1. a building serving as a combination school and living quarters, as on certain government reservations and in remote, sparsely settled areas.
- Teacher-bird
noun 1. the ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus, a songbird that builds a nest shaped like a dome.
- Teacherly
adjective 1. characteristic of or pertaining to a teacher; pedagogic.