shoal

(noun, adjective, verb)

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.