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English noun: shoal | |||
| 1. | shoal (object) a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sandbank | ||
| 2. | shoal (object) a stretch of shallow water | ||
| Synonyms | shallow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body of water, water | ||
| 3. | shoal (group) a large group of fish | ||
| Samples | A school of small glittering fish swam by. | ||
| Synonyms | school | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animal group | ||
| Member holonym | fish | ||
English verb: shoal | |||
| 1. | shoal (change) make shallow | ||
| Samples | The silt shallowed the canal. | ||
| Synonyms | shallow | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| 2. | shoal (change) become shallow | ||
| Samples | The lake shallowed over time. | ||
| Synonyms | shallow | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
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