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School

A shoal; a multitude; as, a school of fish.

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Academy 76% connected

A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the schoo…

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Alma Mater 76% connected

A college or seminary where one is educated.

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Conservatoire 76% connected

A public place of instruction in any special branch, esp. music and the arts. [See Conservatory, 3].

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Conservatory 76% connected

Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.

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Crammer 76% connected

One who crams; esp., one who prepares a pupil hastily for an examination, or a pupil who is thus prepared.

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Eight 76% connected

An island in a river; an ait.

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Gymnasium 76% connected

A place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics.

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Lyceum 76% connected

A place of exercise with covered walks, in the suburbs of Athens, where Aristotle taught philosophy.

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Secession 76% connected

The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or association with others, as in a religious or political organization; withdrawal.

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Body 76% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

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Building 76% connected

of Build

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Down 76% connected

Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool

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Edifice 76% connected

A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a palace, a church, a statehou…

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Educate 76% connected

To bring /// or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the…

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Education 76% connected

The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act o…

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Period 76% connected

A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a revolution of one of the heavenly bodies; a divis…

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Polish 76% connected

Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants.

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Refine 76% connected

To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from extraneous matter; to purify; to…

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Swim 76% connected

To be supported by water or other fluid; not to sink; to float; as, any substance will swim, whose specific gravity is less than that of the fluid in…

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Manner of action 1

Sophisticate 76% connected

To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage; to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine.

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Civilization 74% connected

The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement.

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Civilization 74% connected

The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement.

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Scholastic 74% connected

Pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or schools; scholarlike; as, scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning.

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Scholastic 74% connected

Pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or schools; scholarlike; as, scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning.

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Faculty 70% connected

Ability to act or perform, whether inborn or cultivated; capacity for any natural function; especially, an original mental power or capacity for any…

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Fish 70% connected

A counter, used in various games.

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Staff 70% connected

A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff…

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Component part 1

Schoolroom 70% connected

A room in which pupils are taught.

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Synonym 7

Civilize 92% connected

To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.

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Cultivate 92% connected

To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate soil.

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Educate 92% connected

To bring /// or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the…

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Schoolhouse 92% connected

A house appropriated for the use of a school or schools, or for instruction.

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Schooling 92% connected

of School

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Shoal 92% connected

A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; -- said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass.

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Train 92% connected

To draw along; to trail; to drag.

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