About The Word Shoal

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Shoal

Shoal Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Shoal?
[n] a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by"
[n] a stretch of shallow water [n] a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide [adj] full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; "reefy shallows"; "shoaly waters" [v] become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time" [v] make shallow; "The silt shallowed the canal" Synonyms | Synonyms for Shoal: reefy | school | shallow | shallow | shallow | shelfy | shelvy | shoaly Related Terms | Find terms related to Shoal: See Also | alter | animal group | body of water | change | fish | sandbank | water Shoal In Webster's Dictionary \Shoal\, n. [AS. scolu, sceolu, a company, multitude,
crowd, akin to OS. skola; probably originally, a division,
and akin to Icel. skilja to part, divide. See {Skill}, and
cf. {School}. of fishes.]
A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; -- said
especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass. ``Great shoals of
people.'' --Bacon.
Beneath, a shoal of silver fishes glides. --Waller.
\Shoal\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shoaled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shoaling}.] To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place. --Chapman. \Shoal\, a. [Cf. {Shallow}; or cf. G. scholle a clod, glebe, OHG. scollo, scolla, prob. akin to E. shoal a multitude.] Having little depth; shallow; as, shoal water. \Shoal\, n. 1. A place where the water of a sea, lake, river, pond, etc., is shallow; a shallow. The depth of your pond should be six feet; and on the sides some shoals for the fish to lay their span. --Mortimer. Wolsey, that once trod the ways of glory, And sounded all the depths and shoals of honor. --Shak. 2. A sandbank or bar which makes the water shoal. The god himself with ready trident stands, And opes the deep, and spreads the moving sands, Then heaves them off the shoals. --Dryden. \Shoal\, v. i. To become shallow; as, the color of the water shows where it shoals. \Shoal\, v. t. To cause to become more shallow; to come to a more shallow part of; as, a ship shoals her water by advancing into that which is less deep. --Marryat. |
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