school Definition

school¹
noun

1. A place or institution where education is received, especially primary or secondary education.
2. A place or institution offering instruction in a particular field or subject, often part of a university.

Example: music school
Example: art school
Thesaurus: academy, institute, college.
3. The building or room used for this purpose.
4. The work of such an institution.
5. The body of students and teachers that occupy any such a place.
6. The period of the day or year during which such a place is open to students.

Example: Stay behind after school
7. The disciples or adherents of a particular teacher.

Thesaurus: group, sect, faction, denomination, persuasion, set.
8. A group of painters, writers or other artists sharing the same style, often as a result of having received instruction in the same place or from the same master.
9. Any activity or set of surroundings as a provider of experience.

Example: Factories are the schools of life
10. colloq
A group of people meeting regularly for some purpose, especially gambling.
Example: a card school
11. A method of instruction or tuition.
12. At Oxford University: the BA examinations.

Form: schools

verb schooled, schooling

1. To educate in a school.
2. To give training or instruction of a particular kind to.

Thesaurus: educate, coach, drill, instruct, prepare, prime, train, tutor, verse, inure, discipline, indoctrinate.
3. To discipline.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon scol, from Latin schola, from Greek schole leisure or lecture-place.

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school²
noun

1. A group of fish, whales or other marine animals swimming together.

verb

intr
schooled, schooling
1. To gather into or move about in a school.

Etymology: 15c: Dutch.