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Noun
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(n)
shoal (shoal%1:17:02::)
(a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide)
S:
(n)
shoal (shoal%1:17:01::)
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shallow (shallow%1:17:00::)
(a stretch of shallow water)
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
school (school%1:14:01::)
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shoal (shoal%1:14:00::)
(a large group of fish)
"a school of small glittering fish swam by"
member meronym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
animal group (animal_group%1:14:00::)
(a group of animals)
S:
(n)
biological group (biological_group%1:14:00::)
(a group of plants or animals)
S:
(n)
group (group%1:03:00::)
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grouping (grouping%1:03:00::)
(any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
S:
(n)
abstraction (abstraction%1:03:00::)
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abstract entity (abstract_entity%1:03:00::)
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity (entity%1:03:00::)
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
Verb
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shallow (shallow%2:30:01::)
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shoal (shoal%2:30:01::)
(make shallow)
"The silt shallowed the canal"
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(v)
change (change%2:30:01::)
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alter (alter%2:30:01::)
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modify (modify%2:30:10::)
(cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
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(v)
shallow (shallow%2:30:00::)
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shoal (shoal%2:30:00::)
(become shallow)
"the lake shallowed over time"