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School

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Noun

1. school

an educational institution

Example Sentences:
'the school was founded in 1900'

2. school, schoolhouse

a building where young people receive education

Example Sentences:
'the school was built in 1932'
'he walked to school every morning'

3. school, schooling

the process of being formally educated at a school

Example Sentences:
'what will you do when you finish school?'

4. school

a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers

Example Sentences:
'the Venetian school of painting'

5. school, school day, schooltime

the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session

Example Sentences:
'stay after school'
'he didn't miss a single day of school'
'when the school day was done we would walk home together'

6. school

an educational institution's faculty and students

Example Sentences:
'the school keeps parents informed'
'the whole school turned out for the game'

7. school, shoal

a large group of fish

Example Sentences:
'a school of small glittering fish swam by'

Verb

8. school

educate in or as if in a school

Example Sentences:
'The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions'

9. civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train

teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

Example Sentences:
'Cultivate your musical taste'
'Train your tastebuds'
'She is well schooled in poetry'

10. school

swim in or form a large group of fish

Example Sentences:
'A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

School

see synonyms of school
noun
1. 
a. 
an institution or building at which children and young people usually under 19 receive education
b. 
(as modifier)
school bus
school day
c. 
(in combination)
schoolroom
schoolwork
2. 
any educational institution or building
3. 
a faculty, institution, or department specializing in a particular subject
a law school
4. 
the staff and pupils of a school
5. 
the period of instruction in a school or one session of this
he stayed after school to do extra work
6. 
meetings held occasionally for members of a profession, etc
7. 
a place or sphere of activity that instructs
the school of hard knocks
8. 
a body of people or pupils adhering to a certain set of principles, doctrines, or methods
9. 
a group of artists, writers, etc, linked by the same style, teachers, or aims
the Venetian school of painting
10. 
a style of life
a gentleman of the old school
11. informal
a group assembled for a common purpose, esp gambling or drinking
verb (transitive)
12. 
to train or educate in or as in a school
13. 
to discipline or control
14.  an archaic word for reprimand
noun
1. 
a group of porpoises or similar aquatic animals that swim together
verb
2. (intransitive)
to form such a group

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

School

see synonyms of school
noun
1. 
a place or institution for teaching and learning; establishment for education
; specif.,
a. 
an institution for teaching children
b. 
a place for training and instruction in some special field, skill, etc.
a dancing school
c.  US
a college or university
d.  [S-]
in the Middle Ages, a seminary of logic, metaphysics, and theology
2. 
the building or buildings, classrooms, laboratories, etc. of any such establishment
3. 
all the students, or pupils, and teachers at any such establishment
4. 
the period of instruction at any such establishment; regular session of teaching
the date when school begins
5. 
a. 
attendance at a school
to miss school for a week
b. 
the process of formal training and instruction at a school; formal education; schooling
6. 
any situation, set of circumstances, or experience through which one gains knowledge, training, or discipline
the school of hard knocks
7. 
a particular division of an institution of learning, esp. of a university
the school of law
8. 
a. 
a group of people held together by the same teachings, beliefs, opinions, methods, etc.; followers or disciples of a particular teacher, leader, or creed
the Impressionist school
b. 
a group of artists associated with a specified place
the Barbizon School
9. 
a way of life; style of customs, manners, etc.
a gentleman of the old school
verb transitive
10. 
to train, as at school; teach; instruct; educate
11. 
to discipline or control
schooled herself in composure
12.  Archaic
to reprimand
adjective
13. 
of a school or schools
14.  Obsolete
of the Schoolmen (see schoolman (sense 1)
noun
1. 
a large number of fish or water animals of the same kind swimming or feeding together
verb intransitive
2. 
to move together in a school, as fish, whales, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

School

see synonyms of school
n.
1. An institution for the instruction of children or people under college age.
2. An institution for instruction in a skill or business: a secretarial school; a karate school.
3.
a. A college or university.
b. An institution within or associated with a college or university that gives instruction in a specialized field and recommends candidates for degrees.
c. A division of an educational institution constituting several grades or classes: advanced to the upper school.
d. The student body of an educational institution.
e. The building or group of buildings housing an educational institution.
4. The process of being educated formally, especially education constituting a planned series of courses over a number of years: The children were put to school at home. What do you plan to do when you finish school?
5. A session of instruction: School will start in three weeks. He had to stay after school today.
6.
a. A group of people, especially philosophers, artists, or writers, whose thought, work, or style demonstrates a common origin or influence or unifying belief: the school of Aristotle; the Venetian school of painters.
b. A group of people distinguished by similar manners, customs, or opinions: aristocrats of the old school.
7. Close-order drill instructions or exercises for military units or personnel.
8. Australian A group of people gathered together for gambling.
tr.v. schooled, school·ing, schools
1. To educate in or as if in a school.
2. To train or discipline: She is well schooled in literature. See Synonyms at teach.
3. Slang To defeat or put down decisively, especially in a humiliating manner: Our team got schooled by the worst team in the division.
adj.
Of or relating to school or education in schools: school supplies; a school dictionary.
n.
A large group of aquatic animals, especially fish, swimming together; a shoal.
intr.v. schooled, school·ing, schools
To swim in or form into a school.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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