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SCHOOL

(noun, verb)

Definitions

There are 10 meanings of the word School.

How to pronounce school:

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School - as a noun

A building where young people receive education

Example: "The school was built in 1932"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
schoolhouse
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
buildingedifice
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The process of being formally educated at a school

Example: "What will you do when you finish school?"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
schooling

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

Example: "The venetian school of painting"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
body
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session

Example: "Stay after school"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
school dayschooltime

An educational institution's faculty and students

Example: "The school keeps parents informed"

A large group of fish

Example: "A school of small glittering fish swam by"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
shoal

School - as a verb

Educate in or as if in a school

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

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
educate
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

Example: "Cultivate your musical taste"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
civilisecivilizecultivateeducatetrain
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
downfine-tunepolishrefine
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Swim in or form a large group of fish

Example: "A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait"

Example Sentences

"I walk to school every morning."
"The school is closed for summer vacation."
"She had a difficult time adjusting to the new school."
"The school bus picks up the children at 7 am."
"He has been attending the same school for five years."
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Word Game Points

Is SCHOOL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, school is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

SCHOOL has a SCRABBLE points total of 11.

Is SCHOOL a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, school is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
SCHOOL has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 12.

Is SCHOOL a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, school is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
SCHOOL has a WORDFEUD points total of 12.

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