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- [skool]
- /skul/
- /skuːl/
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- [skool]
- /skul/
Definitions of school word
- noun school a large number of fish, porpoises, whales, or the like, feeding or migrating together. 1
- adjective school of or connected with a school or schools. 1
- adjective school Obsolete. of the schoolmen. 1
- verb with object school to educate in or as if in a school; teach; train. 1
- verb with object school Archaic. to reprimand. 1
- verb without object school to form into, or go in, a school, as fish. 1
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Origin of school
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English scole (noun), Old English scōl < Latin schola < Greek scholḗ leisure employed in learning
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Parts of speech for School
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school popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
school usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for school
noun school
- academe — The academic world of universities is sometimes referred to as academe.
- academes — the campus activity, life, and interests of a college or university; the academic world.
- academia — Academia refers to all the academics in a particular country or region, the institutions they work in, and their work.
- academician — An academician is a member of an academy, usually one which has been formed to improve or maintain standards in a particular field.
- camarilla — a group of confidential advisers, esp formerly, to the Spanish kings; cabal
verb school
- addicting — a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict.
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- bring up — When someone brings up a child, they look after it until it is an adult. If someone has been brought up in a certain place or with certain attitudes, they grew up in that place or were taught those attitudes when they were growing up.
- climatize — to acclimate to a new environment.
- climatized — to acclimate to a new environment.
adjective school
- academic — Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.
- intramural — involving only students at the same school or college: intramural athletics.
Top questions with school
- when does school start?
- what is a charter school?
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