Noun

• S: (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::), shallow (shallow%1:17:00::) (a stretch of shallow water)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) body of water (body_of_water%1:17:00::), water (water%1:17:00::) (the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)) "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) school (school%1:14:01::), shoal (shoal%1:14:00::) (a large group of fish) "a school of small glittering fish swam by"
• member meronym
• S: (n) fish (fish%1:05:00::) (any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills) "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / 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::), grouping (grouping%1:03:00::) (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit)
• S: (n) abstraction (abstraction%1:03:00::), 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

• S: (v) shallow (shallow%2:30:01::), shoal (shoal%2:30:01::) (make shallow) "The silt shallowed the canal"
• S: (v) shallow (shallow%2:30:00::), shoal (shoal%2:30:00::) (become shallow) "the lake shallowed over time"