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school1
- pronunciation:
- skul
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word History, Word Builder, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an institution where instruction is given, esp. to young people.
She has an appointment with her daughter's teacher at the school today. |
| definition 2: |
a regular period of instruction.
School is now in session. |
| definition 3: |
the state or experience of being a student.
Things have changed a lot since I was in school.Her younger son hates school and never studies. |
| definition 4: |
a group of people whose work is influenced by a particular system or teacher.
the realist school of painting |
| definition 5: |
a specific division of studies within a college or university.
the school of economics |
| definition 6: |
any place or experience that involves direct or indirect instruction.
My childhood was a school of hard knocks. |
| related words: |
aesthetic, circle, genre, gown, institute, movement, theory |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
schooled, schooling, schools |
| definition: |
to train or instruct.
- similar words:
- instruct, lesson, teach, train
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| related words: |
cultivate, discipline, drill, educate, form, groom, illuminate, nurture, train, tutor |
The word school comes from schole, an ancient Greek word that means "leisure time spent in learning."
Word Builder: school +
- schooling:
formal education.
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money that pays for school |
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scholarship, tuition |
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some activities associated with school |
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homework, project, schoolwork |
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some kinds of schools |
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academy, boarding school, college, elementary school, grade school, high school, institute, institution, junior high school, kindergarten, nursery school, primary school, public school, seminary, university |
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some parts of schools |
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auditorium, cafeteria, classroom, department, dormitory, gym, homeroom, laboratory, lavatory, library, lockers, office, showers |
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some people associated with schools |
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aide, child, class, classmate, coach, custodian, faculty, freshman, instructor, janitor, junior, librarian, parent, principal, professor, pupil, secretary, senior, sophomore, staff, student, superintendent, teacher, tutor |
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some subjects studied in schools |
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art, computer science, crafts, economics, geography, geometry, gym, health, history, languages, literature, mathematics, music, religion, sciences, social studies, technology |
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some things found in schools |
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blackboard, book, chalk, chalkboard, crayons, eraser, glue, ink, notebook, paper, paste, pen, pencil, textbook |
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some things happening in schools |
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adding, coaching, comprehending, dividing, drilling, examine, expel, failing, grade, instructing, learning, multiplying, passing, playing, practicing, questioning, quiz, reading, rehearsing, schooling, studying, subtracting, suspend, teaching, testing, tutoring, understanding, writing |
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time periods in schools |
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class, course, lunch, period, recess, semester, session, term |
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