shoal

UK /ʃəʊl/ US /ʃəʊl/
noun 4verb 4adj 1

Definitions

adj

1

Shallow.

shoal water

But that part of the coast being shoal and bare, / And rough with reefs which ran out many a mile, / His port lay on the other side o' the isle.

noun

1

A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.

'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.

The god himself with ready trident stands, / And opes the deep, and spreads the moving sands, / Then heaves them off the shoals.

2

A shallow in a body of water.

The depth of your pond should be six feet; and on the sides some shoals for the fish to sun themselves in and to lay their spawn.

Wolsey, that once trod the ways of glory, / And sounded all the depths and shoals of honour.

verb

1

To arrive at a shallow (or less deep) area.

2

To cause a shallowing; to come to a more shallow part of.

Noting the rate at which she shoals her water -[…]

3

To become shallow.

The colour of the water shows where it shoals.

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