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1. | [ noun ] (education) an educational institution | |
Examples: | "the school was founded in 1900" |
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Related terms: | educational_institution public_school private_school secondary_school grade_school training_school technical_school secretarial_school graduate_school Sunday_school dancing_school veterinary_school language_school nursing_school church_school crammer academy conservatory riding_school alma_mater night_school driving_school dance_school day_school finishing_school flying_school correspondence_school seminary direct-grant_school staff schoolteacher | |
2. | [ noun ] (education) a building where young people receive education | |
Synonyms: | schoolhouse | |
Examples: | "the school was built in 1932" "he walked to school every morning" |
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Related terms: | building day_school conservatory school_system classroom | |
3. | [ noun ] (psychology,education) the process of being formally educated at a school | |
Synonyms: | schooling | |
Examples: | "what will you do when you finish school?" |
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Related terms: | education | |
4. | [ noun ] (education) an educational institution's faculty and students | |
Examples: | "the school keeps parents informed" "the whole school turned out for the game" |
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Related terms: | educational_institution | |
5. | [ noun ] (education) the period of instruction in a school; the time period when schools is in session | |
Synonyms: | school_day schooltime | |
Examples: | "stay after school" "he didn't miss a single day of school" "when the school day was done we would walk home together" |
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Related terms: | time_period study_hall | |
6. | [ noun ] a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers | |
Examples: | "the Venetian school of painting" |
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Related terms: | body ashcan_school pointillism lake_poets deconstructivism secession historical_school art_nouveau | |
7. | [ verb ] (education) educate in or as if in a school | |
Examples: | "The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions" |
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Related terms: | educate home-school schooling | |
8. | [ verb ] swim in or form a large group of fish | |
Examples: | "A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait" |
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Related terms: | swim | |
9. | [ verb ] (education) train to be discriminative; as of taste or judgment | |
Synonyms: | train educate civilize civilise cultivate | |
Examples: | "Cultivate your musical taste" "Train your tastebuds" "She is well schooled in poetry" |
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Related terms: | polish gloss sophisticate education civilisation | |
10. | [ noun ] (biology,zoology) a large group of fish | |
Synonyms: | shoal | |
Examples: | "a school of small glittering fish swam by" |
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Related terms: | animal_group fish | |
Similar spelling: |
Schooley Scholl scowl Scola Scheol Scull scaly scale Scala |