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school

school

∞ 1.0
A place where children or young people go to learn
  • noun
  • /skuːl/
: escuela
  • But you go back to school, life goes on.
  • high school
  • middle school
  • school district

Well, none of them went to school ever.

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Examples

  • And he's studying gender studies at school next year.

  • We went to the same school.

  • Well, none of them went to school ever.

  • You can go to a real school now, he said.

  • Why send kids back to school for one day, one day?

  • All children who can be at school are at school.

  • I go to public school in New York City.

  • I want to participate in the school community.

  • Approximately 90% of the students in the school were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

    Academic text (2011)
  • She enjoys learning new subjects at school every day.

Synonyms

education
vsschool
∞ 1.0

Learning knowledge and skills, often at school or university

refers to a specific local institution and its people and times
schooling
vsschool
71 1.3

Learning a person gets at school

focuses more on the institution, its people, places, and time
schoolhouse
vsschool
  • Archaic
24 1.5

A building where children learn, often a single room in a village

is the broader institution including people, time, and teaching process
schoolroom
vsschool
5 1.0

A room in a school where children have lessons

is the wider institution covering places, people, and education

Antonyms

275 3.9

Not knowing about something or how it works

Idioms

5 7.4

Life experience you get by facing hard problems instead of formal education

3 9.1

Being very confident and stylish in a way that seems unfriendly

To tell secrets about someone to other people

Compounds

∞ 1.0

A school for teenagers about 14 to 18 years old before college

420 1.0

A school that is free to attend and paid for by local taxes

333 3.2

A school where students study to become lawyers

208 1.0

A school for children between five and eleven that teaches reading, writing, and basic math

193 2.5

An area where public schools are run by one local government

187 1.4

A school for children between elementary and high school, usually grades 6 to 8

185 3.2

A school where students train to become doctors and get a medical degree

old school
  • Informal
152 4.6

People who follow older ideas and ways rather than new ones

151 1.9

A place where children learn that is not run by the government and costs money

146 4.6

Children or young people who are not attending school

145 2.3

A group of people who make decisions about local public schools

127 2.3

The group that runs schools for children from kindergarten to high school

119 1.0

A person who helps children or teenagers learn at school

105 1.0

The time of year when schools are open and have classes

78 3.7

A public school run by teachers, parents, or community groups with more freedom than regular public schools

A school where students live and study during the school term

71 2.0

Happening after regular school classes finish, often as activities for students

69 1.0

A large bus that carries children to and from school

68 3.6

A part of a university that offers master's and PhD degrees

67 1.4

A school for young children in their first years of education

A place run by the Catholic Church that teaches religion and other subjects

A school that teaches people how to run or manage companies, often to get an MBA

61 1.8

A school for students aged about 12 to 15 after elementary school

grad school
  • Informal
61 3.2

A university program where students study for master's or PhD degrees

55 1.8

A class on Sundays at a church that teaches children about the Bible

47 2.7

A school where people learn to make art like painting or sculpture

39 1.0

A day when students go to classes

39 3.5

A private school that prepares students for college or top secondary schools

37 1.8

A school for teenagers who study grades nine to twelve after middle school

35 2.3

A course held during the summer for students who need extra classes or credit

A part of a university that trains people to become doctors

32 1.4

A school for children aged seven to eleven after infant school and before secondary school

31 2.5

A person who runs a school and leads the teachers

30 3.2

A school where students learn to make movies and write scripts

28 1.6

A newspaper made by students that reports on school events

A person you dated in high school who you remember fondly

24 3.9

A shared set of ideas about a subject held by a group

21 3.5

A school at a university where people study law to become lawyers

A school for children aged five to eleven where they learn basic subjects

20 2.4

An evening course for adults who cannot attend during the day

19 2.0

A school for students aged about 11 to 18 that comes after primary school and before college

A school where students learn to become nurses

A person who manages all the schools in a district

A paper made by students that reports school news and events

16 2.9

A school where people learn to fly airplanes

A place where very young children learn before primary school

grammar school
  • Archaic
14 5.3

A secondary school that teaches Latin and Greek to prepare students for university

13 3.9

A private primary or secondary school run by a local church that gives religious lessons

reform school
  • Archaic
12 6.8

A school where young people who break the law learn rules and work skills

A school run by a church, mosque, or temple that teaches faith and regular subjects

11 3.2

A college where students study to become dentists

10 2.1

A school where students learn to play and study music

10 3.0

A school where people learn practical skills like carpentry or plumbing

A school that teaches useful job skills like cooking or car repair

8 1.7

A school where students go during the day and go home in the evening, not a boarding school

A child old enough to go to school, usually between five and fifteen years old

A place where people learn to play and study music

A school where students learn practical skills for a specific job

A college that teaches how to design and build machines and structures

A private school for girls that teaches manners and social skills for adult life

A place that teaches people how to drive cars

A school that teaches practical skills for jobs like car repair or computer work

A place where people learn to dance

5 3.4

A college or university known for many parties and a busy social life

A private school that helps students get ready for university or college

4 1.0

A bell in a school that tells students the start or end of class

safety school
  • Jargon
4 3.7

A college or university a student expects to get into because it accepts many applicants

A private school run by a church that teaches religion and regular subjects

A school where people learn to be doctors for animals

normal school
  • Archaic
4 6.7

A college that trains people to become primary school teachers

A place where people learn a foreign language

3 2.1

A school where people learn to dance

A college where people train to care for sick people

How Advanced

university
∞ 1.0
college
∞ 1.0
school
∞ 1.0
secondary school
  • US
19 2.0
nursery
21 1.0

Surface Forms

school singular
schools plural

Etymology

School comes from the Greek scholē, which meant 'free time' used for talk and study, and it is the same root as scholar. So a school became a place where people go to learn.