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school

/skul/noun, verb1 syllable

School means: teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment.

Synonyms for school10

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

schooltime, school day

noun, as in a building where young people receive education

schoolhouse

noun, as in the process of being formally educated at a school

schooling

noun, as in a large group of fish

shoal

verb, as in teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

educate, train, cultivate, civilize, civilise

What does school mean?10

verb

1

teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment“Cultivate your musical taste”

2

educate in or as if in a school“The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions”

3

swim in or form a large group of fish“A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait”

noun

1

the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session“stay after school”

2

a building where young people receive education“the school was built in 1932”

3

the process of being formally educated at a school“what will you do when you finish school?”

4

a large group of fish“a school of small glittering fish swam by”

5

an educational institution“the school was founded in 1900”

6

a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers“the Venetian school of painting”

7

an educational institution's faculty and students“the school keeps parents informed”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with school?10

two syllables

preschool

three syllables

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School in a sentence

  • On leaving school, she got married to her classmate.joecool95660
  • Outside the school, she saw people with no homes living in cardboard boxes.CK
  • I ran to school, but the bell had already rung.CK
  • Can you walk to school, or do you have to take the bus?Eldad
  • Hurry up, and you'll be in time for school.CK
  • You didn't come to school yesterday, did you?Swift
  • Hurry up, or you'll be late for school.Swift
  • Hurry up, or you will be late for school.Swift

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of school

as a noun

plural
schools

as a verb

past tense
schooled
present participle
schooling
third-person singular
schools
past participle
schooled