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shoal
shoal 1 S0354100 (shōl)n.1. A shallow place in a body of water.2. A sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, constituting a hazard to navigation; a sandbank or sandbar.v. shoaled, shoal·ing, shoals v.intr. To become shallow: The river shoals suddenly here from eight to two fathoms.v.tr.1. To make shallow: The approach to the harbor was shoaled in the storm.2. To come or sail into a shallower part of.adj. Having little depth; shallow.
[Middle English shold, shallow, shallows, from Old English sceald, shallow.]
shoal 2 S0354100 (shōl)n.1. A large school of fish or other aquatic animals.2. A large group; a crowd: a shoal of advisers.intr.v. shoaled, shoal·ing, shoals To come together in large numbers: The fish were shoaling.
[Probably Middle Low German or Middle Dutch schōle; see skel- in Indo-European roots.]shoal (ʃəʊl) n1. (Physical Geography) a stretch of shallow water2. (Physical Geography) a sandbank or rocky area in a stretch of water, esp one that is visible at low watervb3. to make or become shallow4. (Nautical Terms) (intr) nautical to sail into shallower wateradj5. a less common word for shallow6. (Nautical Terms) nautical (of the draught of a vessel) drawing little water[Old English sceald shallow] ˈshoaliness n
shoal (ʃəʊl) n1. (Zoology) a large group of certain aquatic animals, esp fish2. a large group of people or thingsvb (intr) to collect together in such a group[Old English scolu; related to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schōle school2]shoal1 (ʃoʊl)
n. 1. a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow. 2. a sandbank or sand bar in the bed of a body of water, esp. one visible at low tide. adj. 3. (of water) shallow. v.i. 4. to become shallow or more shallow. v.t. 5. to make shallow. 6. to sail so as to lessen the depth of (the water under a vessel). [before 900; (adj.) Old English sceald shallow] shoal2 (ʃoʊl)
n. 1. any large number of persons or things. 2. a school of fish. v.i. 3. to collect in a shoal; throng. [1570–80; earlier shole, probably < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schōle] shoal (shōl) A sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water; a sandbar.shoal - A synonym for "school," referring to a large number of fish swimming together.See also related terms for swimming.shoalA sandbank or bar that makes water shoal; i.e., a sand-bank that is not rocky and on which there is a water depth of 6 fathoms or less.Shoal a great number; a crowd; a throng: especially of fish.Examples: shoal of bass; of boats, 1839; of crows, 1759; of eagles, 1801; of fish, 1579; of frogs, 1692; of goslings, 1584; of herrings, 1774; of martyrs, 1610; of minnows; of miracles, 1639; of novelties, 1900; of injured people, 1901; of perch; of pilchards; of quails, 1659; of seals, 1835; of shepherds, 1579; of sticklebacks; of texts, 1688; of troubles; of whales, 1836; of small troubles, 1858; shoals of actors and actresses, 1749; of letters; of people, 1881; of Scotsmen, 1791.shoal
Past participle: shoaled
Gerund: shoaling
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| I shoal | | you shoal | | he/she/it shoals | | we shoal | | you shoal | | they shoal |
| Preterite |
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| I shoaled | | you shoaled | | he/she/it shoaled | | we shoaled | | you shoaled | | they shoaled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am shoaling | | you are shoaling | | he/she/it is shoaling | | we are shoaling | | you are shoaling | | they are shoaling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have shoaled | | you have shoaled | | he/she/it has shoaled | | we have shoaled | | you have shoaled | | they have shoaled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was shoaling | | you were shoaling | | he/she/it was shoaling | | we were shoaling | | you were shoaling | | they were shoaling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had shoaled | | you had shoaled | | he/she/it had shoaled | | we had shoaled | | you had shoaled | | they had shoaled |
| Future |
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| I will shoal | | you will shoal | | he/she/it will shoal | | we will shoal | | you will shoal | | they will shoal |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have shoaled | | you will have shoaled | | he/she/it will have shoaled | | we will have shoaled | | you will have shoaled | | they will have shoaled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be shoaling | | you will be shoaling | | he/she/it will be shoaling | | we will be shoaling | | you will be shoaling | | they will be shoaling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been shoaling | | you have been shoaling | | he/she/it has been shoaling | | we have been shoaling | | you have been shoaling | | they have been shoaling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been shoaling | | you will have been shoaling | | he/she/it will have been shoaling | | we will have been shoaling | | you will have been shoaling | | they will have been shoaling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been shoaling | | you had been shoaling | | he/she/it had been shoaling | | we had been shoaling | | you had been shoaling | | they had been shoaling |
| Conditional |
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| I would shoal | | you would shoal | | he/she/it would shoal | | we would shoal | | you would shoal | | they would shoal |
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| I would have shoaled | | you would have shoaled | | he/she/it would have shoaled | | we would have shoaled | | you would have shoaled | | they would have shoaled |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | shoal - a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tidesandbank - a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide | | 2. |  shoal - a stretch of shallow water shallowbody of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" | | 3. | shoal - a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by"schoolfish - any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish"animal group - a group of animals | | Verb | 1. | shoal - make shallow; "The silt shallowed the canal"shallowalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" | | 2. | shoal - become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time"shallowchange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
shoalnounA shallow part of a body of water:shallow (often used in plural).adjectiveMeasuring little from bottom to top or surface:shallow.Translationsshoal1 (ʃəul) noun a great number of fish swimming together in one place. The fishing-boats were searching for large shoals of fish. 魚群 鱼群
shoal2 (ʃəul) noun a shallow place in the sea etc; a sandbank. The boat grounded on a shoal. 淺灘，沙洲 浅滩，沙洲 shoal
shoal11. a stretch of shallow water 2. a sandbank or rocky area in a stretch of water, esp one that is visible at low water 3. Nautical (of the draught of a vessel) drawing little water
shoal2 a large group of certain aquatic animals, esp fish shoal[′shōl] (geology) A submerged elevation that rises from the bed of a shallow body of water and consists of, or is covered by, unconsolidated material, and may be exposed at low water. shoal
Synonyms for shoalnoun a shallow part of a body of waterSynonymsadj measuring little from bottom to top or surfaceSynonymsSynonyms for shoalnoun a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tideRelated Wordsnoun a stretch of shallow waterSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a large group of fishSynonymsRelated Wordsverb make shallowSynonymsRelated Wordsverb become shallowSynonymsRelated Words |