SHOAL

Meaning of SHOAL in English

Function: intransitive verb

Date: 1574

: to become shallow

transitive verb

1 : to come to a shallow or less deep part of

2 : to cause to become shallow or less deep

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

SHOAL — n. multité; sable-banca, riff
English interlingue dictionary
SHOAL — I. adjective see: skeleton Date: circa 1554 shallow , II. noun Date: 1555 shallow , a sandbank or sandbar that …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHOAL — I. ˈshōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: alteration of earlier shold, shoald, from Middle English sheld, shald, shold, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHOAL — (v. t.) To cause to become more shallow; to come to a more shallow part of; as, a ship shoals …
Английский словарь Webster
SHOAL — (v. i.) To become shallow; as, the color of the water shows where it shoals.
Английский словарь Webster
SHOAL — (n.) A sandbank or bar which makes the water shoal.
Английский словарь Webster
SHOAL — (n.) A place where the water of a sea, lake, river, pond, etc., is shallow; a shallow.
Английский словарь Webster
SHOAL — (a.) Having little depth; shallow; as, shoal water.
Английский словарь Webster
SHOAL — (v. i.) To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place.
Английский словарь Webster
SHOAL — (n.) A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; -- said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass.
Английский словарь Webster
SHOAL — ( v. t. ) To cause to become more shallow; to come to a more shallow part of; as, a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOAL — ( v. i. ) To become shallow; as, the color of the water shows where it shoals.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOAL — ( n. ) A sandbank or bar which makes the water shoal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOAL — ( n. ) A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; -- said especially of fish; as, a shoal of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOAL — ( a. ) Having little depth; shallow; as, shoal water.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOAL — shoal 1 /shohl/ , n. 1. a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOAL — I. ˈshōl adjective Etymology: alteration of Middle English shold, from Old English sceald — more at skeleton Date: circa 1554 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHOAL — noun a sandbank or bar which makes the water shoal. 2. shoal ·adj having little depth; shallow; as, shoal water. …
Webster English vocab
SHOAL — [shoal] adj [alter. of ME shold, fr. OE sceald--more at skeleton] (1554): shallow [2]shoal n (1555) 1: shallow 2: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOAL — shoal BrE AmE ʃəʊl ⇨ʃɒʊl AmE ʃoʊl ▷ shoaled ʃəʊld ⇨ʃɒʊld AmE ʃoʊld ▷ shoaling ˈʃəʊl ɪŋ ⇨ˈʃɒʊl- AmE ˈʃoʊl …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHOAL — shoal /ʃəʊl $ ʃoʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Sense 1: Language: Old English ; Origin: scolu 'large group' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHOAL — ( shoals) A shoal of fish is a large group of them swimming together. Among them swam shoals of fish. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOAL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a shoal/school of fish (= a large group swimming together ) ▪ Shoals of little …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOAL — Synonyms and related words : a mass of, a world of, ankle-deep, army, bank, bar, barrier, bevy, bunch, cloud, clutter, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOAL — A sandbank or bar that makes water shoal; i.e., a sand-bank that is not rocky and on which there is …
DOD English Dictionary of Military Terms
SHOAL — I 1. сущ. 1) а) мелкое место, мелководье Syn : shallow water б) банка, отмель Syn : bank 2) перен.; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOAL — shoal.ogg _I 1. ʃəʋl n 1. стая, косяк ( рыбы ) shoal of herrings - косяк сельди shoal of porpoises …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHOAL — shoal I 1. сущ.1) а) мелкое место, мелководье Syn: shallow water б) банка, отмель Syn:bank 2) перен.; обыкн. мн. ч. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHOAL — _I 1. ʃəʋl n 1. стая, косяк ( рыбы ) shoal of herrings - косяк сельди shoal of porpoises of …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHOAL — 1) банка 2) мель 3) уменьшаться [c gray](о глубинах) - shoal head - shoal water - shoal water reported
Англо-Русский морской словарь
SHOAL — I 1. сущ. 1) а) мелкое место, мелководье Syn : shallow water б) банка, отмель Syn : bank 2) перен.; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHOAL — ( v. i. ) To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOAL — ( n. ) A place where the water of a sea, lake, river, pond, etc., is shallow; a shallow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHOAL — v. throng, crowd together, gather into a large group (of fish, etc.); become shallow; make shallow
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHOAL — n. sand bank in shallow water; area of shallow water; school of fish; large group of people or things
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHOAL — n. Function: intransitive verb Date: 1610 : THRONG , SCHOOL
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHOAL — n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English *shole, from Old English scolu multitude ― more at SCHOOL Date: 1579 : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHOAL — n. Function: noun Date: 1555 1 : SHALLOW 2 : a sandbank or sandbar that makes the water shallow
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHOAL — n. Pronunciation: ' sh ō l Function: adjective Etymology: alteration of Middle English shold, from Old English sceald ― more …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHOAL — ~ 1 ■ noun 1》 a large number of fish swimming together. 2》 informal, chiefly Brit. a large number of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHOAL — accumulation of sediment in a river channel or on a continental shelf that is potentially dangerous to ships. On the …
Britannica English vocabulary
SHOAL — / ʃəʊl; NAmE ʃoʊl/ noun 1. a large number of fish swimming together as a group —compare school (9) 2. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHOAL — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a an area of shallow water. b a submerged sandbank visible at low water. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOAL — n. & v. --n. 1 a great number of fish swimming together (cf. SCHOOL(2)). 2 a multitude; a crowd (shoals …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHOAL — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a an area of shallow water. b a submerged sandbank visible at low water. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOAL — n. & v. n. 1 a great number of fish swimming together (cf. SCHOOL(2)). 2 a multitude; a crowd (shoals …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHOAL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a great number of fish swimming together (cf. SCHOOL(2)). 2 a multitude; a crowd …
Oxford English vocab
SHOAL — (~s) A ~ of fish is a large group of them swimming together. Among them swam ~s of fish. ...tuna …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHOAL — (RAISED AREA) [noun] [C] [specialized] - a raised bank of sand or rocks under the surface of the water which …
Cambridge English vocab
SHOAL — n. Function: noun a place where a body of water (as a sea or river) is not deep FF1C; dangerous …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHOAL — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: SHALLOW 1, superficial
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHOAL — I . n. 1. Crowd, throng, multitude, swarm, horde. 2. Shallow, sand-bank, bar. II . v. n. 1. Crowd, throng. …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SHOAL — I. adjective Synonyms: shallow 1, superficial II. noun a place where a body of water (as a sea or river) …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOAL — n. 25B6; noun SANDBANK, bank, mudbank, bar, sandbar, tombolo, shelf, cay.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHOAL — (1) A shallow place in a body of water. (2) A sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
SHOAL — halos
Anagrams English vocabulary
SHOAL — School of fish, but usually at the surface or in shallow water. Comonwealth of Australia (1997) . See: School.
Fishery English Glossary
SHOAL — Побочень
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHOAL — мелеть, машиностр. банка
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SHOAL — (v) зайти в мелководье; собираться в косяки
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SHOAL — (n) косяк; масса; мелководье; мель; множество; скрытые опасности; стая; толпа
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SHOAL — I 1. [ʃəʋl] n 1. стая, косяк ( рыбы ) ~ of herrings - косяк сельди ~ of porpoises [of …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SHOAL — v. собираться в косяки, толпиться, зайти в мелководье, мелеть
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SHOAL — n. стая, косяк, множество, толпа, мелкое место, мелководье, мель, банка (отмель), скрытая опасность
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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