school
An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
Noun 4 meanings
An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution.
“Our children attend a public school in our neighborhood.”
An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university).
At Eton College, a period or session of teaching.
“Divinity, history and geography are studied for two schools per week.”
Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.
“We are enrolled in the same university, but I attend the School of Economics and my brother is in the School of Music.”
Verb 4 meanings
To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school).
“Many future prime ministers were schooled in Eton.”
To defeat emphatically, to teach an opponent a harsh lesson.
To control, or compose, one’s expression.
“She took care to school her expression, not giving away any of her feelings.”
To form into, or travel in, a school.
“School with other fish: you’re less likely to be eaten.”
Etymology
From Middle English scole, from Old English scōl (“place of education”), from Proto-West Germanic *skōlu, from Late Latin schola, scola (“learned discussion or dissertation, lecture, school”), from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ, “spare time, leisure”), from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (“to hold, have, possess”).
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SCHOOL at a glance
SCHOOL has 6 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (S 1 + C 3 + H 4 + O 1 + O 1 + L 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #176 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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