shoal (noun)
11shoal — 1) a social group of fish, e.g. in shallow water or at the surface, cf. school where synchronised swimming is the criterion 2) a submerged ridge, bank, or bar covered by mud, sand or gravel which is at or near enough to the water surface to… …
12shoal — 1. adjective /ʃəʊl/ Shallow. But that part of the coast being shoal and bare, / And rough with reefs which ran out many a mile, / His port lay on the other side o the isle. 2. noun /ʃəʊl/ a) A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow …
13shoal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. school, multitude, host, horde; shallow, sandbar. See assemblage, lowness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. reef, sandbank, sand bar, shallow, shallow water, underwater knoll, bank, bar, mudflat; see also reef …
14shoal — shoal1 noun 1》 a large number of fish swimming together. 2》 informal, chiefly Brit. a large number of people or things. verb (of fish) form shoals. Origin C16: prob. from MDu. schōle troop ; cf. school2. shoal2 noun 1》 an area of shallow water.… …
15shoal — 1) (noun) a) A relatively shallow place in a stream, lake, sea, or other body of water; a shallows. b) A natural, subaqueous ridge, bank, or bar consisting of, or covered by, sand or other unconsolidated material, rising from the bed… …
16shoal — [ʃəʊl] noun [C] a group of fish that swim together …
17collective noun — a noun that denotes a collection of persons or things regarded as a unit. For ichthyology these include: army herrings battery barracuda bed eels bind eels bind salmon brood dogfish cast fish catch fish cluster porcupinefish company archer fish… …
18shoaling — shoalˈing noun • • • Main Entry: ↑shoal …
19fish — noun 1 animal that lives and breathes in water ADJECTIVE ▪ freshwater, marine, saltwater, sea ▪ cold water, tropical ▪ aquarium ▪ …
20bell buoy — noun a buoy with a bell on it • Syn: ↑gong buoy • Hypernyms: ↑acoustic buoy * * * noun : a buoy with a bell that rings by the action of the waves and usually marks a shoal or rocks * * * Naut. a buoy having a bell that is rung by the motion of… …
