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- [skool]
- /skul/
- /skuːl/
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- [skool]
- /skul/
Definitions of schools word
- noun schools a large number of fish, porpoises, whales, or the like, feeding or migrating together. 1
- adjective schools of or connected with a school or schools. 1
- adjective schools Obsolete. of the schoolmen. 1
- verb with object schools to educate in or as if in a school; teach; train. 1
- verb with object schools Archaic. to reprimand. 1
- verb without object schools to form into, or go in, a school, as fish. 1
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Origin of schools
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 Schools
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
schools 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".
schools usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for schools
noun schools
- academes — the campus activity, life, and interests of a college or university; the academic world.
- academies — Plural form of academy.
- camarillas — Plural form of camarilla.
- circles — A bagginess of the skin below the eyes from lack of sleep.
- classes — a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits; kind; sort: a class of objects used in daily living.
verb schools
- coaches — a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- disciplines — Plural form of discipline.
Top questions with schools
- what is a charter schools?
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