school

school
1. noun
1)

their children went to the local school

Syn:
educational institution; academy, college, university; seminary; alma mater
2)

the university's School of Law

Syn:
department, faculty, division
3)

the Barbizon school

Syn:
group, set, circle; followers, following, disciples, apostles, admirers, devotees, votaries; proponents, adherents
4)

the school of linguistics associated with his ideas

Syn:
way of thinking, persuasion, creed, credo, doctrine, belief, faith, opinion, point of view; approach, method, style
5)

a school of fish

Syn:
shoal; pod, gam
2. verb
1)

he was born in Paris and schooled in Lyon

Syn:
educate, teach, instruct
2)

he schooled her in horsemanship

Syn:
train, teach, tutor, coach, instruct, drill, discipline, direct, guide, prepare, groom; prime, verse

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  • School — School, n. [OE. scole, AS. sc?lu, L. schola, Gr. ? leisure, that in which leisure is employed, disputation, lecture, a school, probably from the same root as ?, the original sense being perhaps, a stopping, a resting. See {Scheme}.] 1. A place… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • School 4 — is one of several public elementary schools serving Clifton, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Clifton Public Schools. It is located on West Second Street. It is one of 17 public elementary schools serving the city of Clifton.As of the… …   Wikipedia

  • School — School, n. [For shoal a crowd; prob. confused with school for learning.] A shoal; a multitude; as, a school of fish. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • School — School, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Schooled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Schooling}.] 1. To train in an institution of learning; to educate at a school; to teach. [1913 Webster] He s gentle, never schooled, and yet learned. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To tutor; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • School — «School» Canción de Nirvana LP Bleach Publicación 15 de junio de 1989 …   Wikipedia Español

  • School's In — Album par Maceo Parker Sortie 2005 Genre Jazz funk, Soul jazz Albums de Maceo Parker …   Wikipédia en Français

  • school — index discipline (train), edify, educate, instill, institute, instruct (teach), organization ( …   Law dictionary

  • School — A school (from Greek σχολεῖον scholeion ) is an institution designed to allow and encourage students (or pupils ) to learn, under the supervision of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these …   Wikipedia

  • school — school1 schoolable, adj. schoolless, adj. schoollike, adj. /skoohl/, n. 1. an institution where instruction is given, esp. to persons under college age: The children are at school. 2. an institution for instruction in a particular skill or field …   Universalium

  • school — noun ⇨ See also ↑high school ADJECTIVE ▪ nursery ▪ comprehensive, first, grammar, junior, middle, prep, preparatory, s …   Collocations dictionary

  • school — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scole, from Old English scōl, from Latin schola, from Greek scholē leisure, discussion, lecture, school; perhaps akin to Greek echein to hold more at scheme Date: before 12th century 1. an organization that… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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