The difference between School and Shoal

When used as nouns, school means a group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales, whereas shoal means a sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.

When used as verbs, school means (of fish) to form into, or travel in a school, whereas shoal means to arrive at a shallow (or less deep) area.

Shoal is also adjective with the meaning: shallow.

check bellow for the other definitions of School and Shoal

  1. School as a noun (collective):

    A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

    Examples:

    "The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

  2. School as a noun:

    A multitude.

  1. School as a verb:

    (of fish) To form into, or travel in a school.

  1. School as a noun (US, Canada):

    An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.

    Examples:

    "Our children attend a public school in our neighborhood."

    "Harvard University is a famous American postsecondary school."

  2. School as a noun (British):

    An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).

  3. School as a noun (UK):

    At , a period or session of teaching.

    Examples:

    "Divinity, history and geography are studied for two schools per week."

  4. School as a noun:

    Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.

    Examples:

    "We are enrolled in the same university, but I attend the School of Economics and my brother is in the School of Music."

  5. School as a noun:

    An art movement, a community of artists.

  6. School as a noun:

    The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought.

    Examples:

    "These economists belong to the monetarist school."

  7. School as a noun:

    The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution.

    Examples:

    "I'll see you after school."

  8. School as a noun:

    The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honours are held.

  9. School as a noun:

    The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age.

    Examples:

    "He was a gentleman of the old school."

  10. School as a noun:

    An establishment offering specialized instruction, as for driving, cooking, typing, coding, etc.

  1. School as a verb (transitive):

    To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school).

    Examples:

    "Many future prime ministers were schooled in Eton."

  2. School as a verb (transitive):

    To defeat emphatically, to teach an opponent a harsh lesson.

  3. School as a verb (transitive):

    To control, or compose, one's expression.

    Examples:

    "She took care to school her expression, not giving away any of her feelings."

  1. Shoal as an adjective (now, _, rare):

    Shallow.

    Examples:

    "shoal water"

  1. Shoal as a noun:

    A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.

  2. Shoal as a noun:

    A shallow in a body of water.

  1. Shoal as a verb:

    To arrive at a shallow (or less deep) area.

  2. Shoal as a verb:

    To cause a shallowing; to come to a more shallow part of.

    Examples:

    "A ship shoals her water by advancing into that which is less deep.'' — Marryat."

  3. Shoal as a verb:

    To become shallow.

    Examples:

    "The colour of the water shows where it shoals."

  1. Shoal as a noun:

    Any large number of persons or things.

  2. Shoal as a noun (collective):

    A large number of fish (or other sea creatures) of the same species swimming together.

  1. Shoal as a verb:

    To collect in a shoal; to throng.

    Examples:

    "The fish shoaled about the place."

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