SCHOOL Synonyms
There are 15 hypernyms of the word school. (close relations)
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| academy | nounn | |||||
noun • a secondary school (usually private) • an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature • a school for special training • a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge | ||||||
| college | nounn | |||||
noun • the body of faculty and students of a college • an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university • a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed | ||||||
| institute | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an association organized to promote art or science or education verb • set up or lay the groundwork for • advance or set forth in court | ||||||
| university | nounn | |||||
noun • the body of faculty and students at a university • establishment where a seat of higher learning is housed, including administrative and living quarters as well as facilities for research and teaching • a large and diverse institution of higher learning created to educate for life and for a profession and to grant degrees | ||||||
| institution | nounn | |||||
noun • an organization founded and united for a specific purpose • an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated • a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society • the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new • a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person | ||||||
| educational institution | nounn | |||||
noun • an institution dedicated to education | ||||||
| shoal | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide • a stretch of shallow water • a large group of fish verb • make shallow • become shallow | ||||||
| civilise | verbv | |||||
verb • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • raise from a barbaric to a civilized state | ||||||
| civilize | verbv | |||||
verb • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • raise from a barbaric to a civilized state | ||||||
| cultivate | verbv | |||||
verb • foster the growth of • prepare for crops • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | ||||||
| department | nounn | |||||
noun • a specialized division of a large organization • the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France) • a specialized sphere of knowledge | ||||||
| educate | verbv | |||||
verb • give an education to • create by training and teaching • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment | ||||||
| faculty | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind • the body of teachers and administrators at a school | ||||||
| schoolhouse | nounn | |||||
noun • a building where young people receive education | ||||||
| schooling | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of teaching at school • the process of being formally educated at a school • the training of an animal (especially the training of a horse for dressage) | ||||||
| schooltime | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session • the time of life when you are going to school | ||||||
| train | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive • a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding • a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file • a series of consequences wrought by an event • piece of cloth forming the long back section of a gown that is drawn along the floor • wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed verb • create by training and teaching • undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession • develop (a child's or animal's) behavior by instruction and practice; especially to teach self-control • educate for a future role or function • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards • teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports • exercise in order to prepare for an event or competition • cause to grow in a certain way by tying and pruning it • travel by rail or train • drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground | ||||||
| school day | nounn | |||||
noun • any day on which school is in session • the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session | ||||||