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shoal

/ shoal /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a stretch of shallow water
Type of:
body of water water
Derived:
shallow
noun Sense 2
a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
Type of:
sandbank
noun Sense 3
a large group of fish
"a school of small glittering fish swam by"
Type of:
animal group
Derived:
school
verb Sense 4
become shallow
"the lake shallowed over time"
Type of:
change
Derived:
shallow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 5
make shallow
"The silt shallowed the canal"
Type of:
change alter modify
Derived:
shallow
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
3
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body of water water sandbank animal group change alter modify