school

/skˈul/

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Noun
an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"
Noun
a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"
Noun
the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"
Noun
a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting"
Noun
the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn''t miss a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would walk home together"
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an educational institution''s faculty and students; "the school keeps parents informed"; "the whole school turned out for the game"
Noun
a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by"
Verb
educate in or as if in a school; "The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions"
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teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
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swim in or form a large group of fish; "A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait"
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