school
noun
[ skuːl ]
• an institution for educating children.
• "Ryder's children did not go to school at all"
• any institution at which instruction is given in a particular discipline.
• "a dancing school"
• a group of people, particularly writers, artists, or philosophers, sharing similar ideas or methods.
• "the Frankfurt school of critical theory"
Similar:
group,
set,
circle,
clique,
faction,
sect,
followers,
following,
disciples,
apostles,
pupils,
students,
admirers,
devotees,
votaries,
proponents,
adherents,
imitators,
copiers,
emulators,
epigones,
• (at Oxford University) the hall in which final examinations are held.
• a group gambling together.
• "a poker school"
school
verb
• send to school; educate.
• "Taverier was born in Paris and schooled in Lyon"
• train (a horse) on the flat or over fences.
• "if you have schooled your horse properly, your riding will look better"
school
adjective
• (of a Xhosa) educated and westernized.
• "economic considerations persuaded many Xhosa not to become school by opting for a Western lifestyle"
Origin:
Old English scōl, scolu, via Latin from Greek skholē ‘leisure, philosophy, lecture place’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French escole .
school
noun
• a large group of fish or sea mammals.
• "a school of dolphins"
school
verb
• (of fish or sea mammals) form a large group.
• "grey snapper schooled in shallow lagoons"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schōle, of West Germanic origin; related to Old English scolu ‘troop’. Compare with shoal1.
