school 1 (sk l)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. adj. Of or relating to school or education in schools: school supplies; a school dictionary. [Middle English scole, from Old English sc  l, from Latin schola, scola, from Greek skhol ; see segh- in Indo-European roots.] |
| school 2 (skl) n. A large group of aquatic animals, especially fish, swimming together; a shoal. See Synonyms at flock1. intr.v. schooled, school·ing, schools To swim in or form into a school. [Middle English scole, from Middle Dutch; see skel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
school 1
Noun
1. a place where children are educated
2. the staff and pupils of a school
3. a regular session of instruction in a school: we stayed behind after school
4. a faculty or department specializing in a particular subject: the dental school
5. a place or sphere of activity that instructs: the school of hard knocks
6. a group of artists, writers, or thinkers, linked by the same style, teachers, or methods
7. Informal a group assembled for a common purpose, such as gambling: a card school
Verb
to educate or train: she schooled herself to be as ambitious as her sister [Greek skholē leisure spent in the pursuit of knowledge]
school 2
Noun
a group of sea-living animals that swim together, such as fish, whales, or dolphins [Old English scolu shoal]
School the body of pupils in a school; a group of painters or musicians; the disciples of a teacher; a collective body of teachers; a company of thieves; a set of persons who agree on certain philosophical, scientific, or other opinions; a herd of sea mammals or fish.
Examples: school of abuse, 1579; of beggars; of bream, 1552; of card players, 1812; of clerks, 1486; of dolphins, 1615; of ducks, 1858; of experience, 1671; of fish, 1486; of gladiators, 1863; of gulls, 1894; of haddock, 1819; of hell, 1390; of herrings, 1578; of hippopotami, 1861; of oysters, 1665; of painters; of pamphlets, 1567; of patience, 1583; of patterers (thieves), 1859; of pheasants, 1592; of pickpockets; of pigeons, 1880; of pilchards, 1769; of politics, 1690; of porpoises, 1863; of scolds, 1589; of shallow coves (thieves), 1851; of smolt, 1863; of thieves, 1856; of troop of the Imperial Guard; of whales, 1585.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  school - an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"educational institution - an institution dedicated to education academy - a school for special training correspondence school - a school that teaches nonresident students by mail crammer - a special school where students are crammed dancing school - a school in which students learn to dance direct-grant school - formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities driving school - a school where people are taught to drive automobiles finishing school - a private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities flying school - a school for teaching students to fly airplanes grad school, graduate school - a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree language school - a school for teaching foreign languages nursing school, school of nursing - a school for training nurses religious school - a school run by a religious body riding school - a school where horsemanship is taught and practiced Gymnasium, lycee, lyceum, middle school, secondary school - a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12 secretarial school - a school where secretarial skills (typing and shorthand and filing etc) are taught tech, technical school - a school teaching mechanical and industrial arts and the applied sciences training school - a school providing practical vocational and technical training veterinary school - a school teaching veterinary medicine conservatory - the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts faculty, staff - the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university" alma mater - your alma mater is a school you graduated from public school - a tuition free school in the United States supported by taxes and controlled by a school board private school - a school established and controlled privately and supported by endowment and tuition dance school - a school where students are taught to dance day school - a school giving instruction during the daytime night school - a school that holds classes in the evenings for students who cannot attend during the day Sabbath school, Sunday school - school meeting on Sundays for religious instruction elementary school, grade school, primary school, grammar school - a school for young children; usually the first 6 or 8 grades school teacher, schoolteacher - a teacher in a school below the college level |
| 2. |  school - a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" classroom, schoolroom - a room in a school where lessons take place conservatoire, conservatory - a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts day school - a school building without boarding facilities school system - establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school | |
| 3. | school - the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?" education - the gradual process of acquiring knowledge; "education is a preparation for life"; "a girl's education was less important than a boy's" | |
| 4. | school - a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting" body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" Ashcan School, Eight - a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life deconstructivism - a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction historical school - a school of 19th century German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms pointillism - a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France art nouveau - a French school of art and architecture popular in the 1890s; characterized by stylized natural forms and sinuous outlines of such objects as leaves and vines and flowers lake poets - English poets at the beginning of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District and were inspired by it | |
| 5. |  school - the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn't miss a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would walk home together"period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" study hall - a period of time during the school day that is set aside for study | |
| 6. | school - an educational institution's faculty and students; "the school keeps parents informed"; "the whole school turned out for the game" educational institution - an institution dedicated to education | |
| 7. | school - a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by" fish - any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish" animal group - a group of animals | |
| Verb | 1. | school - educate in or as if in a school; "The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions" educate - give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better" home-school - educate (one's children) at home instead of sending (them) to a school; "The parents are home-schooling their daughter" |
| 2. | school - teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry" fine-tune, refine, polish, down - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing" sophisticate - make less natural or innocent; "Their manners had sophisticated the young girls" | |
| 3. | school - swim in or form a large group of fish; "A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait" swim - travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank" |
school
noun 1. academy, college, institution, institute, discipline, seminary, educational institution, centre of learning, alma mater
Translations
school [skuːl] n (gen) → école f (= secondary school); collège m; lycée m;
(in university) → faculté f;
(US) (= university); université f [of fish]; banc m
cpd → scolaire
vt [+ animal] → dresser
n school [skuːl]
1 a place for teaching especially children She goes to the school; He's not at university – he's still at school; (American) He's still in school. skool مَدْرَسَه училище škola skole die Schule σχολείο escuela, colegio kool مدزسه koulu école בֵּית סֵפֶר विद्यालय škola iskola sekolah (barna)skóli scuola 学校 학교 mokykla skola sekolah school skole szkoła escola şcoală школа škola šola škola skola โรงเรียน okul 學校 школа مدرسہ، اسکول trường học 学校
2 the pupils of a school The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good. skool تِلْميذ ученици škola skole die Schüler (pl.) σχολείο, το σύνολο των μαθητών escuela kool كل مدرسه koulu école תַלמִידִים शिक्षा učenici škole iskola pelajar nemendur scuola 生徒 전교 학생 moksleiviai (vienas) skolas audzēkņi murid sekolah school skole, skolesamfunn szkoła escola şcoală учащиеся школы škola šola đaci jedne škole skola นักเรียนของโรงเรียน okul 全校學生 учні однієї школи اسکول کے طلبہ học sinh của một trường 全校学生
3 a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc She runs a sewing school; a driving school. skool مَدْرَسَه، مؤَسَّسَةٌ تَعْليميَّه школа kurs, škola -skole die Schule σχολή curso kool, kursused آموزشگاه koulu cours; école בֵּית סֵפֶר शिक्षा mjesto školovanja iskola kursus (sér)skóli scuola, corso 養成所 연수원, 교습소 mokykla skola; kursi sekolah school -skole kurs escola cursuri, ore курсы kurz, škola tečaj škola skola สถานที่เรียน ... okulu, ... kursu 培訓班 заняття; школа تربیت گاہ trường dạy nghề 培训班
4 a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject the School of Mathematics. skool كُلِّيَّه، قِسم факултет fakulta afdeling; fakultet die Fakultät σχολή πανεπιστημίου facultad osakond, teaduskond دانشكده osasto, tiedekunta institut, département בֵּית סֵפֶר לְ- कालेज या विश्वविद्यालय का विभाग जहां किसी खास विषय का अध्यापन किया जाता है katedra tanszék; kar (egyetemé); tagozat (középiskoláé) jurusan háskóladeild istituto, dipartimento 学部 (대학의) 학부 fakultetas fakultāte fakulti subfaculteit avdeling, fakultet wydział, instytut departamento institut, departament отделение, факультет fakulta oddelek škola fakultet, sektion, institution แผนกของมหาวิทยาลัย fakülte 大學的系或學院 школа کسی یونورسٹی یا کالج میں کسی خاص موضوع کا شعبہ khoa (trong một trường đại học) 大学的系或学院
5 (American) a university or college. kollege جامِعَه او كُلِّيَّه университет univerzita, kolej universitet; højere læreanstalt die Hochschule κολέγιο, πανεπιστήμιο universidad kõrgkool, kolledž دانشگاه yliopisto, korkeakoulu faculté אוּנִיבֶרסִיטָה, מִכלָלָה कोई विश्वविद्ययालय या कालेज univerzitet egyetem; főiskola perguruan tinggi háskóli facoltà 大学 (미국의) 대학교, 대학 aukštoji mokykla augstskola universiti atau kolej hogeschool universitet, høyskole wyższa szkoła universidade facultate университет, колледж univerzita, college fakulteta fakultet universitet, college มหาวิทยาลัย; วิทยาลัย üniversite, kolej 學院 університет, коледж یونورسٹی یا کالج trường đại học, cao đẳng 学院
6 a group of people with the same ideas etc There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease. denkrigting مَذْهَب، مَدْرَسَه فِكْرِيَّه школа škola skole die Schule σχολή (σύνολο ανθρώπων με κοινές ιδέες) escuela koolkond مكتب koulukunta école אַסכּוֹלָה विचारधारा grupa ljudi s istim idejama iskola aliran skóli scuola 学派 학파 mokykla skola kumpulan school skole, åndsretning szkoła escola şcoală направление, школа škola šola škola skola จำพวก ekol 學派 школа, напрям کوئی خاص نظریہ رکھنے والوں کی جماعت trường phái 学派
v
to train through practice We must school ourselves to be patient. oefen يُدَرِّب، يُمَرِّن обучавам naučit se skole sich erziehen εκπαιδεύω enseñar, educar, formar koolitama آموزش دادن koulia, opettaa apprendre à לְלַמֵד प्रशिक्षित करना školovati nevel melatih skóla; þjálfa, aga addestrare, imparare 訓練する 단련하다 išmokyti mācīties; apvaldīt melatih (zich) trainen skolere, lære opp ćwiczyć, zaprawiać się disciplinar a deprinde приучать naučiť sa (iz)uriti (se), navaditi (se) naučiti skola, öva upp, lära sig อบรม; ฝึกหัด öğretmek, eğitmek 訓練 привчати عملی تعلیم دینا rèn luyện, đào tạo 训练
n schoolbag
a bag for carrying books etc to and from school She had a schoolbag on her back. skoolsak حَقيبَه مَدْرَسِيَّه учлищна чанта školní brašna skoletaske die Schultasche σχολική τσάντα mochila koolikott كيف مدرسه koululaukku sac d'écolier יַלקוּט स्कूल बैग školska torba iskolatáska tas sekolah skólataska cartella 学生カバン (통학용) 책가방 mokyklinis krepšys, kuprinė skolassoma beg sekolah schooltas skoleveske torba szkolna, tornister pasta ghiozdan школьный ранец/портфель školská taška šolska torba školska torba skolväska กระเป๋าหนังสือ okul çantası 書包 портфель, ранець اسکول کا بستہ cặp sách 书包
nouns schoolboy, ˈschoolgirl
a boy or girl who goes to school. skoolseun, skoolmeisie تِلْميذ، طالِب مَدْرَسي ученик/чка školák, -ačka skoleelev der/die Schüler(in) μαθητής, μαθήτρια alumno; alumna koolipoiss, koolitüdruk دانش آموز دختر يا پسر koulupoika, koulutyttö écolier/-ière תַלמִיד, תַלמִידָה स्कूली लड़का učenik, đak diák pelajar skólapiltur/-stúlka scolaro, scolara 生徒 남학생, 여학생 moksleivis, moksleivė skolnieks; skolniece murid sekolah scholier skoleelev/-gutt/-jente uczeń, uczennica aluno şcolar, şcolăriţă ученик, ученица školák, -čka šolar, šolarka učenik skolpojke, -flicka นักเรียน erkek/kız öğrenci (中小學)男生，(中小學)女生 школяр(ка), учень / учениця اسکولی طالب علم hoc sinh （中小学）男生，（中小学）女生
n schoolchild
a child who goes to school. skoolkind طالِب مَدْرَسي дете, което ходи на училище dítě školou povinné skolebarn das Schulkind σχολιαρόπαιδο alumno koolilaps بچه مدرسه اي koululainen écolier/-ière תַלמִיד विद्यार्थी जीवन školarac iskolás anak sekolah skólabarn alunno, alunna 学童 학동 moksleivis skolēni kanak-kanak sekolah schoolkind uczeń aluno şcolar (младший) школьник školopovinné dieťa šolar učenik skolbarn เด็กเล็ก ๆ ที่ไปโรงเรียน okul çocuğu, öğrenci 小學生 молодший школяр, молодша школярка اسکول جانے والا بچہ trẻ đi học 小学生
n school-day
a day on which children go to school On a school-day I get up at seven o'clock. skooldag يوْم تَعْليمي في المَدْرَسَه учебен ден školní den skoledag die Schulzeit ημέρα σχολείου, καθημερινή día de escuela koolipäev روز مدرسه koulupäivä jour d'école יוֹם לִימוּדִים स्कूली दिना školski dan tanítási nap hari sekolah skóladagur giorno di scuola 登校日 수업일 diena, kai bûna pamokos mācību diena hari sekolah schooldag skoledag dzień zajęć szkolnych dia de escola zi de şcoală день занятий в школе školský deň šolski dan školski dan skoldag วันเรียนหนังสือ okul günü (學校的)上課日 навчальний день اسکول جانے والے روز ngày học （学校的）上课日
n pl schooldays
the time of a person's life during which he goes to school. skooldae أيام التَّلْمَذَه училищни години školní léta skoletid die Schulzeit μαθητικά χρόνια años del colegio kooliaeg روزهاي تحصيل kouluaika années d'école תְקוּפַת הַלִימוּדִים विद्यार्थी जीवन školsko doba diákévek masa sekolah skólaskylda/-ár (giorni di scuola) 学校時代 학창 시절 mokykliniai metai skolas laiks/gadi zaman persekolahan schooljaren skoletid lata szkolne tempos de escola anii de şcoală/de învăţătură школьные годы školské roky šolska leta školski dani skoltid ชีวิตตอนไปโรงเรียน okul günleri 學生時代 шкільні роки زندگی کا وہ عرصہ جب کوئی فرد اسکول جاتا ہو thời học sinh 学生时代
n schoolfellow
a person who is or was taught at the same school, especially in the same class I met an old schoolfellow of yours. skoolmaat رَفيق الدِّراسَه، زَميل съученик spolužák skolekammerat; klassekammerat der/die Schulkamerad(in) συμμαθητής compañero de clase koolikaaslane, klassikaaslane هم شاگردي koulutoveri camarade de classe חָבֵר לַלִימוּדִים सहपाठी školski kolega, suučenik iskolatárs teman sekolah skólafélagi compagno di scuola 級友 학우, 동창생 moksladraugis skolasbiedrs kawan sekolah schoolgenoot skole-/klassekamerat kolega z ławy szkolnej condiscípulo coleg de şcoală соученик, однокашник spolužiak sošolec školski drug skolkamrat เพื่อนร่วมโรงเรียน okul arkadaşı 同學，校友 шкільний товариш, однокласник ایک ہی اسکول میں پڑھنے والا طالب علم bạn học 同学，校友
n school-leaver
a school-pupil who is about to leave, or has just left, school eg because he has finished his course of education there. skoolverlater خِرّيج، طالِب على وَشَك التَّخَرُّج завършващ училище žák končící školu afgangselev der/die Schulabgänger(in) τελειόφοιτος persona que termina la escuela koolilõpetaja فارق االتحصيل متوسطه koulunsa päättävä élève en fin de scolarité בּוֹגֵר प्रशिक्षित विद्यार्थि učenik koji je upravo završio školu végzős tamatan útskriftarnemandi (studente dell'ultimo anno); neodiplomato 義務教育終了者 중도 퇴학자 abiturientas absolvents orang yang tidak menamatkan persekolahan schoolverlater avgangselev abiturient finalista выпускник žiak končiaci školu, absolvent ki je končal šolo koji je napustio školu avgångselev นักเรียนเก่า mezun (中、小學的)離校生 випускник اسکول کی تعلیم مکمل کرنے والا người vừa tốt nghiệp （中、小学的）离校生
n schoolmaster
a person who teaches in school. onderwyser مُعَلِّم مَدْرَسَه учител učitel, -ka lærer der/die Lehrer(in) δάσκαλος, δασκάλα maestro, profesor; maestra, profesora (kooli)õpetaja معلم مدرسه opettaja maître, maîtresse d'école מוֹרֶה, מוֹרָה प्रशिक्षित विद्यार्थि učitelj tanár guru kennari insegnante, professore, professoressa 学校教師 (남자) 교사 mokytojas, mokytoja skolotājs; skolotāja guru leraar lærer; frøken nauczyciel, nauczycielka professor profesor, profesoară учитель(ница) učiteľ, -ka učitelj učitelj skollärare, skolfröken ครูผู้ชาย öğretmen 男教師 шкільний учитель; педагог اسکول کا استاد giáo viên 男教师
n schoolmate
a schoolfellow, especially a friend. skoolmaat زَميل الدِّراسَه съученик spolužák skolekammerat der/die Schulkamerad(in) συμμαθητής compañero de clase koolikaaslane همدردي مدرسه koulutoveri camarade de classe חָבֵר לַלִימוּדִים सहपाठी školski drug iskolatárs teman sekolah skólafélagi compagno di scuola 学友 학교 친구 moksladraugis skolasbiedrs kawan sekolah schoolvriend skolekamerat/-venninne kolega z ławy szkolnej colega coleg de şcoală одноклассник spolužiak sošolec školski drug skolkamrat เพื่อนในโรงเรียน okul arkadaşı 同學 шкільний товариш اسکول کا ساتھی bạn học 同学
n school-teacher
a person who teaches in a school. onderwyser مُعَلِّم مَدْرَسَه (начален) учител učitel, -ka lærer der/die Lehrer(in) δάσκαλος, δασκάλα maestro, profesor (kooli)õpetaja معلم مدرسه opettaja instituteur/-trice מוֹרֶה, מוֹרָה शिक्षक učitelj tanító(nő) guru kennari insegnante 学校教師 mokytojas skolotājs cikgu sekolah leraar lærer nauczyciel professor de escola învăţător, învăţătoare; profesor, profesoară педагог učiteľ, -ka šolski učitelj učitelj skollärare ครู öğretmen 教師 шкільний учитель; педагог اسکول میں پڑھانے والا استاد thầy giáo, cô giáo 教师
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