[ʃəʊl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large number of fish swimming together
(e.g: a shoal of bream)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: probably from Middle Dutch schōle ‘troop’. Compare with school

[ʃəʊl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of fish) form shoals
(e.g: these fish can safely be released to shoal with most adult species)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century: probably from Middle Dutch schōle ‘troop’. Compare with school

[ʃəʊl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an area of shallow water
(e.g: we clawed our way out from the Bahamian shoals into the deep waters of the Atlantic)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English sceald (adjective), of Germanic origin; related to shallow

[ʃəʊl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of water) become shallower
(e.g: the water shoals reasonably gently, and the swimming is safe)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English sceald (adjective), of Germanic origin; related to shallow

[ʃəʊl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of water) shallow
(e.g: crabs will move to shoaler water when the current changes)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English sceald (adjective), of Germanic origin; related to shallow