school

noun

  1. 1

    a building where young people receive education

    the school was built in 1932

    he walked to school every morning

  2. 2

    the process of being formally educated at a school

    what will you do when you finish school?

  3. 3

    a large group of fish

    a school of small glittering fish swam by

  4. 4

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

    the Venetian school of painting

  5. 5

    an educational institution

    the school was founded in 1900

  6. 6

    an educational institution's faculty and students

    the school keeps parents informed

    the whole school turned out for the game

  7. 7

    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

verb

  1. 1

    swim in or form a large group of fish

    A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait

  2. 2

    educate in or as if in a school

    The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions

  3. 3

    teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

    Cultivate your musical taste

    Train your tastebuds

Synonyms

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