shoal
adjective
1. (now rare) Shallow.
- shoal water
noun
1. a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
Definition categories: object, sandbank
2. a stretch of shallow water
Similar word(s): shallow
Definition categories: object, water
3. a large group of fish
Similar word(s): school
Definition categories: group
verb
1. make shallow
Similar word(s): shallow
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
2. become shallow
Similar word(s): shallow
Definition categories: change
Sentences with shoal as a verb:
- A ship shoals her water by advancing into that which is less deep. — Marryat.
- The colour of the water shows where it shoals.
- The fish shoaled about the place.