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shoal1 
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| 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 that is exposed above the surface of the water at low tide. |
| 3. | of little depth, as water; shallow. |
| 4. | to become shallow or more shallow. |
| 5. | to cause to become shallow. |
| 6. | Nautical. to sail so as to lessen the depth of (the water under a vessel). |
—Synonyms 1. shallow, rapid, riffle. 2. reef.
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Shoal
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| 1. | any large number of persons or things. |
| 2. | a school of fish. |
| 3. | to collect in a shoal; throng. |
[Origin: 1570–80; earlier shole, prob. < MD, MLG schōle, with sound-substitution of sh- for LG skh-; cf. school2]
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| shoal 1
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n.
v. shoaled, shoal·ing, shoals v. intr. To become shallow: The river shoals suddenly here from eight to two fathoms. v. tr.
adj. Having little depth; shallow. [Middle English shold, shallow, shallows, from Old English sceald, shallow.] |
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| shoal 2
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intr.v. shoaled, shoal·ing, shoals To come together in large numbers; throng. [Probably Middle Low German or Middle Dutch schōle; see skel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
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shoal (1)
"place of shallow water," c.1300, from O.E. schealde (adj.), from sceald "shallow," from P.Gmc. *skala- (cf. Swed. skäll "thin;" Low Ger. schol, Fris. skol "not deep"). The terminal -d was dropped 16c.
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shoal (2)
"large number" (especially of fish), 1579, apparently identical with O.E. scolu "band, troop, school of fish," but perhaps rather a 16c. adoption of cognate M.Du. schole, both from P.Gmc. *skulo- (cf. O.S. scola "multitude," W.Fris. skoal), perhaps with a lit. sense of "division," from PIE base *skel- "to divide." Related to school "a crowd of fish" (q.v.). For possible sense development, cf. section from L. secare "to cut."
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| shoal | |
noun | |
| 1. | a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide |
| 2. | a stretch of shallow water |
| 3. | a large group of fish; "a school of small glittering fish swam by" [syn: school] |
verb | |
| 1. | make shallow; "The silt shallowed the canal" [syn: shallow] |
| 2. | become shallow; "the lake shallowed over time" [syn: shallow] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
shoal [ʃəul] noun
a great number of fish swimming together in one place
Example: The fishing-boats were searching for large shoals of fish.
shoal [ʃəul] nounExample: The fishing-boats were searching for large shoals of fish.
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a shallow place in the sea etc; a sandbank
Example: The boat grounded on a shoal.
Example: The boat grounded on a shoal.
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| shoal
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A submerged mound or ridge of sediment in a body of shallow water. |
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Shoal Creek, AL Zip code(s): 35242
Shoal Creek Drive, MO (village, FIPS 67628) Location: 37.03751 N, 94.52324 W
Population (1990): 296 (118 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Shoal Creek Estates, MO (town, FIPS 67632) Location: 37.01875 N, 94.49411 W
Population (1990): 21 (9 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
Shoal
Shal"low\, a. [Compar. Shallower; superl. Shallowest.] [OE. schalowe, probably originally, sloping or shelving; cf. Icel. skj[=a]lgr wry, squinting, AS. sceolh, D. & G. scheel, OHG. schelah. Cf. Shelve to slope, Shoal shallow.]1. Not deep; having little depth; shoal. "Shallow brooks, and rivers wide." --Milton. 2. Not deep in tone. [R.] The sound perfecter and not so shallow and jarring. --Bacon. 3. Not intellectually deep; not profound; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing; ignorant; superficial; as, a shallow mind; shallow learning. The king was neither so shallow, nor so ill advertised, as not to perceive the intention of the French king. --Bacon. Deep versed in books, and shallow in himself. --Milton.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Shoal
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Shoal
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Shoal
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Shoal
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.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Shoal
Shoal\, v. i. To become shallow; as, the color of the water shows where it shoals.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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