school meaning and definition

SCHOOL noun

Definition of 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"
   • synonyms: schoolhouse
3. the process of being formally educated at a school
   • "what will you do when you finish school?"
   • synonyms: schooling
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"
   • synonyms: school day, schooltime
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"
   • synonyms: shoal

SCHOOL verb

Definition of school (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"
   • synonyms: civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, train
3. swim in or form a large group of fish
   • "A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait"