School Definition & Meaning

school
noun
  1. an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900"
  2. a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"
  3. the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"
  4. a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting"
  5. 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"
  6. an educational institution's faculty and students; "the school keeps parents informed"; "the whole school turned out for the game"
  7. a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by"
verb
  1. educate in or as if in a school; "The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions"
  2. teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
  3. swim in or form a large group of fish; "A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait"

Synonyms for school

civilize verb

teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds

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cultivate verb

foster the growth of prepare for crops; "Work the soil

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educate verb

give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better" create by training and teaching

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schoolhouse noun

a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"

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schooling noun

the act of teaching at school the process of being formally educated at a school

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schooltime noun

the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session; "stay after school

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shoal noun

a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide a stretch of shallow water a large group of fish

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train noun

public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive

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"School" in song lyrics

See how school is used in real songs:

  • "Back to me and my girl in high school"
    1200 Techniques f/ Rashad Houghton — Fork in the Road
  • "Little shorty got him a gun and shot his school"
    1st Infantry f/ Prodigy — Serious (The New Message)
  • "Listen and learn while I take you to school"
    2 Live Crew — C'mon Babe

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Frequently asked questions

What does school mean?
an educational institution; "the school was founded in 1900" a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning" the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?" a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting" the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session
What part of speech is school?
School is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does school have?
School has 10 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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