[skuːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an institution for educating children
(e.g: Ryder's children did not go to school at all)

- any institution at which instruction is given in a particular discipline
(e.g: a dancing school)

- a group of people, particularly writers, artists, or philosophers, sharing similar ideas or methods
(e.g: the Frankfurt school of critical theory)

- (at Oxford University) the hall in which final examinations are held

- a group gambling together
(e.g: a poker school)


Phrases:
- leave school
- school of thought

Origin:
Old English scōl, scolu, via Latin from Greek skholē ‘leisure, philosophy, lecture place’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French escole

[skuːl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- send to school; educate
(e.g: Taverier was born in Paris and schooled in Lyon)

- train (a horse) on the flat or over fences
(e.g: if you have schooled your horse properly, your riding will look better)


Phrases:
- leave school
- school of thought

Origin:
Old English scōl, scolu, via Latin from Greek skholē ‘leisure, philosophy, lecture place’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French escole

[skuːl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a Xhosa) educated and westernized
(e.g: economic considerations persuaded many Xhosa not to become school by opting for a Western lifestyle)


Phrases:
- leave school
- school of thought

Origin:
Old English scōl, scolu, via Latin from Greek skholē ‘leisure, philosophy, lecture place’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French escole

[skuːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large group of fish or sea mammals
(e.g: a school of dolphins)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schōle, of West Germanic origin; related to Old English scolu ‘troop’. Compare with shoal

[skuːl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of fish or sea mammals) form a large group
(e.g: grey snapper schooled in shallow lagoons)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schōle, of West Germanic origin; related to Old English scolu ‘troop’. Compare with shoal