English

Detailed Synonyms for school in English

school:

school [the ~] noun

  1. the school
    – a building where young people receive education 1
    the school
    – a building where young people receive education 1
    • school [the ~] noun
      • the school was built in 19321
      • he walked to school every morning1
    the college
    – a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed 1
    the school building
  2. the school
    – a building where young people receive education 1
    the school; the schoolhouse
    – a building where young people receive education 1
    • school [the ~] noun
      • the school was built in 19321
      • he walked to school every morning1
    • schoolhouse [the ~] noun
  3. the school
    – the process of being formally educated at a school 1
    the school; the schooling
    – the process of being formally educated at a school 1
    • school [the ~] noun
      • what will you do when you finish school?1
    • schooling [the ~] noun
  4. the school
    – a large group of fish 1
    the school; the shoal
    – a large group of fish 1
    • school [the ~] noun
      • a school of small glittering fish swam by1
    • shoal [the ~] noun
  5. the school
    – a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers 1
    the school
    – a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers 1
    • school [the ~] noun
      • the Venetian school of painting1
  6. the school
    – an educational institution 1
    the school
    – an educational institution 1
    • school [the ~] noun
      • the school was founded in 19001
  7. the school
    – an educational institution's faculty and students 1
    the school
    – an educational institution's faculty and students 1
    • school [the ~] noun
      • the school keeps parents informed1
      • the whole school turned out for the game1
  8. the school
    – the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session 1
    the school; the school day; the schooltime
    – the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session 1
    • school [the ~] noun
      • stay after school1
      • he didn't miss a single day of school1
    • school day [the ~] noun
      • when the school day was done we would walk home together1
    • schooltime [the ~] noun

school verb

  1. school
    – teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment 1
    to educate; school; to train
    – teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment 1
    • educate verb (educates, educated, educating)
    • school verb
      • She is well schooled in poetry1
    • train verb (trains, trained, training)
    to lead up
    • lead up verb (leads up, led up, leading up)
    to tutor
    – be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction 1
    • tutor verb (tutors, tutored, tutoring)
      • She tutored me in Spanish1
  2. school
    – teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment 1
    school; to train; to cultivate; to educate; to civilize; civilise
    – teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment 1
    • school verb
      • She is well schooled in poetry1
    • train verb (trains, trained, training)
    • cultivate verb (cultivates, cultivated, cultivating)
    • educate verb (educates, educated, educating)
    • civilize verb, American (civilizes, civilized, civilizing)
    • civilise verb, British
  3. school
    – swim in or form a large group of fish 1
    school
    – swim in or form a large group of fish 1
    • school verb
      • A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait1
  4. school
    – educate in or as if in a school 1
    school
    – educate in or as if in a school 1
    • school verb
      • The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions1

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Related Definitions for "school":

  1. a building where young people receive education1
    • the school was built in 19321
    • he walked to school every morning1
  2. the process of being formally educated at a school1
    • what will you do when you finish school?1
  3. a large group of fish1
    • a school of small glittering fish swam by1
  4. a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers1
    • the Venetian school of painting1
  5. an educational institution1
    • the school was founded in 19001
  6. an educational institution's faculty and students1
    • the school keeps parents informed1
    • the whole school turned out for the game1
  7. the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session1
    • stay after school1
    • he didn't miss a single day of school1
  8. swim in or form a large group of fish1
    • A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait1
  9. educate in or as if in a school1
    • The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions1
  10. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment1
    • She is well schooled in poetry1

Related Synonyms for school