direct-grant school formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities
driving school a school where people are taught to drive automobiles
finishing school a private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities
flying school a school for teaching students to fly airplanes
grad school,
graduate school a school in a university offering study leading to degrees beyond the bachelor's degree
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a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers; "the Venetian school of painting"
body the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
ashcan school,
eight a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life
deconstructivism a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction
historical school a school of 19th century German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms
pointillism a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France
art nouveau a French school of art and architecture popular in the 1890s; characterized by stylized natural forms and sinuous outlines of such objects as leaves and vines and flowers
lake poets English poets at the beginning of the 19th century who lived in the Lake District and were inspired by it
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a building where young people receive education; "the school was built in 1932"; "he walked to school every morning"
edifice,
building a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
school system establishment including the plant and equipment for providing education from kindergarten through high school
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the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session; "stay after school"; "he didn't miss a single day of school"; "when the school day was done we would walk home together"
period of time,
time period,
period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
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the process of being formally educated at a school; "what will you do when you finish school?"
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educate in or as if in a school; "The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions"
educate give an education to; "We must educate our youngsters better"
home-school educate (one's children) at home instead of sending (them) to a school; "The parents are home-schooling their daughter"
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swim in or form a large group of fish; "A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait"
swim move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"
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teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
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Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area.
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The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought.
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The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution.
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To control, or compose, one's expression.
Wikipedia
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students (or "pupils") under the supervision of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools.
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school An institution or building at which children and young people receive education.
school Group of a large number of fish (or other sea animals, such as dolphins or whales), normally from the same species, that swim together.
