| noun | an educational institution “the school was founded in 1900” |
| noun | a building where young people receive education “the school was built in 1932” |
| noun | the process of being formally educated at a school “what will you do when you finish school?” |
| noun | a body of creative artists or writers or thinkers linked by a similar style or by similar teachers “the Venetian school of painting” |
| noun | the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session “stay after school” |
| noun | an educational institution's faculty and students “the school keeps parents informed” |
| noun | a large group of fish “a school of small glittering fish swam by” |
| verb | educate in or as if in a school “The children are schooled at great cost to their parents in private institutions” |
| verb | teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment “Cultivate your musical taste” |
| verb | swim in or form a large group of fish “A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait” |
| scholastic | adjective | of or relating to schools |
| school | verb | educate in or as if in a school |
| school | noun | the period of instruction in a school; the time period when school is in session |
| schooling | noun | the act of teaching at school |
| education | noun | the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior) |
| cultivation | noun | a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; ; ; --Joseph Conrad |
| civilization | noun | the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste |
| civilisation | noun | the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste |