shoal

1 of 5

adjective

ˈshōl

: shallow

shoal

2 of 5

noun (1)

: shallow

: a sandbank or sandbar that makes the water shallow

shoal

3 of 5

verb (1)

shoaled; shoaling; shoals

intransitive verb

: to become shallow

transitive verb

: to come to a shallow or less deep part of

: to cause to become shallow or less deep

shoal

4 of 5

noun (2)

: a large group or number : crowd

a shoal of fish

shoal

5 of 5

verb (2)

shoaled; shoaling; shoals

intransitive verb

: throng, school

单词	shoals
释义	shoal 1 of 5 adjective ˈshōl : shallow shoal 2 of 5 noun (1) 1 : shallow 2 : a sandbank or sandbar that makes the water shallow shoal 3 of 5 verb (1) shoaled; shoaling; shoals intransitive verb : to become shallow transitive verb 1 : to come to a shallow or less deep part of 2 : to cause to become shallow or less deep shoal 4 of 5 noun (2) : a large group or number : crowd a shoal of fish shoal 5 of 5 verb (2) shoaled; shoaling; shoals intransitive verb : throng, school Synonyms Adjective depthless shallow Noun (1) ford shallow(s) See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective shoal waters of the bay meant that our ship had to be moored a considerable distance from shore Word History Etymology Adjective alteration of Middle English shold, from Old English sceald — more at skeleton Noun (2) Middle English shole, from Old English scolu* multitude — more at school First Known Use Adjective circa 1554, in the meaning defined above Noun (1) 1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (1) 1574, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense Noun (2) 1579, in the meaning defined above Verb (2) 1610, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition shoal 1 of 3 adjective ˈshōl shoaler; shoalest : shallow entry 1 sense 1 shoal water shoal 2 of 3 noun 1 : a place where a sea, lake, or river is shallow 2 : a mound or ridge of sand just below the surface of the water shoal 3 of 3 noun : school entry 3 a shoal of mackerel shoals noun plural of shoal as in banks a place where a body of water (as a sea or river) is shallow the shoals off Nantucket Island are famous as the final resting places of many ill-fated ships Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance banks shallows sandbars sandbanks fords bars towheads Antonyms & Near Antonyms trenches depths abysses deeps gulfs
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