a school of fish

  • 11fish — fish1 W1S2 [fıʃ] n plural fish or fishes [: Old English; Origin: fisc; related to Pisces] 1.) an animal that lives in water, and uses its ↑fins and tail to swim ▪ Ronny caught three huge fish this afternoon. ▪ Over 1,500 different specie …

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  • 12school — {{11}}school (n.1) place of instruction, O.E. scol, from L. schola, from Gk. skhole school, lecture, discussion, also leisure, spare time, originally a holding back, a keeping clear, from skhein to get + ole by analogy with bole a throw, stole …

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  • 13school — school1 schoolable, adj. schoolless, adj. schoollike, adj. /skoohl/, n. 1. an institution where instruction is given, esp. to persons under college age: The children are at school. 2. an institution for instruction in a particular skill or field …

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  • 14school — I. /skul / (say skoohl) noun 1. a place or establishment where instruction is given, especially one for children. 2. the body of students or pupils attending a school. 3. a regular course of meetings of a teacher or teachers and students for… …

  • 15fish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. angle; pull out, dredge; solicit; search. See pursuit, desire, fish, food. II Aquatic vertebrate animal Nouns 1. fish, denizen of the deep, Pisces; anadromous, freshwater or saltwater fish, tropical …

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  • 16school — I [[t]skul[/t]] n. 1) edu an institution for teaching persons under college age 2) a college or university 3) edu an institution or academic department for instruction in a particular skill or field 4) edu a systematic program of studies: summer… …

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  • 17Fish aggregating device — A fish aggregating (or aggregation) device (FAD) is a man made object used to attract ocean going pelagic fish such as marlin, tuna and mahi mahi (dolphin fish). They usually consist of buoys or floats tethered to the ocean floor with concrete… …

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  • 18school — [[t]sku͟ːl[/t]] ♦ schools, schooling, schooled 1) N VAR: usu prep N A school is a place where children are educated. You usually refer to this place as school when you are talking about the time that children spend there and the activities that… …

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  • 19school — žuvų tuntas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Didelis žuvų būrys. atitikmenys: angl. school; school of fish; shoal; shoal of fish vok. Fischschwarm, m rus. косяк рыбы, m; скопление рыбы, n …

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  • 20school — 1. noun 1) their children went to the local school Syn: educational institution; academy, college, university; seminary; alma mater 2) the university s School of Law Syn: department, faculty, division 3) …

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