(V): "school"


1 school noun \ˈskül\

Definition of SCHOOL:

1: an organization that provides instruction: as a : an institution for the teaching of children b : college, university c (1) : a group of scholars and teachers pursuing knowledge together that with similar groups constituted a medieval university (2) : one of the four faculties of a medieval university (3) : an institution for specialized higher education often associated with a university <the school of engineering> d : an establishment offering specialized instruction <driving schools>

2a (1) : the process of teaching or learning especially at a school (2) : attendance at a school (3) : a session of a school b : a school building c : the students attending a school; also : its teachers and students

3: a source of knowledge <experience was his school>

4a : a group of persons who hold a common doctrine or follow the same teacher (as in philosophy, theology, or medicine) <the Aristotelian school>; also : the doctrine or practice of such a group b : a group of artists under a common influence c : a group of persons of similar opinions or behavior; also : the shared opinions or behavior of such a group <other schools of thought>

5: the regulations governing military drill of individuals or units; also : the exercises carried out <the school of the soldier>

Origin of SCHOOL: 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

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with SCHOOL: boule, boulle, cool, drool, fool, fuel, ghoul, gul, mewl, mule, pool, Poole, pul, pule, rule, spool, stool, tool, tulle, yule

2 school transitive verb

Definition of SCHOOL:

1a : to teach or drill in a specific knowledge or skill <well schooled in languages> b : to discipline or habituate to something <school oneself in patience>

2: to educate in an institution of learning

First Known Use of SCHOOL: 15th century

3 school noun

Definition of SCHOOL: a large number of fish or aquatic animals of one kind swimming together

Origin of SCHOOL: Middle English scole, from Middle Dutch schole; akin to Old English scolu multitude and probably to Old English scylian to separate — more at skill

First Known Use: 15th century

4 school intransitive verb

Definition of SCHOOL: to swim or feed in a school <bluefish are schooling>

First Known Use of SCHOOL
1597