shoalnoun
uk/ʃəʊl/us/ʃoʊl/shoal noun (FISH)
[ C, + sing/pl verb ] a large number of fish swimming as a group:
We could see shoals of tiny fish darting around.
Piranhas often feed in shoals.
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Animal groupings
- bevy
- biomass
- brood
- colony
- covey
- drove
- eusocial
- flight
- flock
- gaggle
- herd
- hive
- menagerie
- pack
- pair
- pod
- pride
- stud
- swarm
- team
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shoal noun (PEOPLE/THINGS)
[ C usually plural ] informal a large number of things or people:
In the summer, tourists visit the city in shoals.
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Groups and collections of things
- agglomeration
- Aladdin's cave
- anthology
- assemblage
- bank
- basket
- cache
- empty set
- ensemble
- feast
- generation
- glory box
- grab bag
- package
- pool
- selection
- sheaf
- sheaves
- subgroup
- vintage
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Groups of people
shoal noun (RAISED AREA)
[ C ] specialized geology a raised area of sand or rocks under the surface of the water
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Geography: banks & embankments
- bank
- bluff
- dune
- embankment
- hummock
- levee
- mound
- riverbank
- riverine
- riverside
- sandbank
- sandbar
- snow bank
- terraced