scholastic
1236
state for study in one of its universities) 2 [U] the knowledge, work, or method of scholars; exact and serious study: Her book is a fine piece of scholarship.
scho·las·tic /skəˈlæstɪk/ adj [A fml] 1 of schools and/or teaching 2 of scholasticism
scho·las·ti·cism /skəˈlæstɪsɪzəm/ n [U] a method for the study of thought, especially religious thought, based on ancient writings and practised in Europe from the 9th to the 17th centuries
Scholes, Paul /skəʊlz/ (1974–) an English football player who has played for both Manchester United and for the English national team. He is an attacking MIDFIELDER who is known for his ability to score goals and to pass the ball to other players skilfully.
school¹ /skuːl/ n 1 [C] a place of education for children: Which school do your children go to? | a primary/secondary school | village schools | school uniform | (fig.) He had learned everything in the school of experience. → see also APPROVED SCHOOL, CHURCH SCHOOL, COMPREHENSIVE, CONVENT SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, GRAMMAR SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, PREPARATORY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIVATE SCHOOL, PUBLIC SCHOOL, SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS, SPECIAL SCHOOL, SUNDAY SCHOOL; see Feature on page A12 2 [U] a) attendance or study at a school: He began school at the age of 5. | Is your child of school age? (=old enough to go to school) | Jimmy has always found school difficult. b) the day's work at a school: School begins at 8.30. | I. walk home after school. 3 [C+sing./pl. v] the body of students (and teachers) at such a place: The whole school was/were down at the sports field. 4 [C;U] an establishment for teaching a particular subject, skill etc: a driving school | She goes to (an) art school at night. → see also FINISHING SCHOOL 5 [C;U] (in certain universities) a department concerned with a particular subject: the School of Law | He went to medical school for three years. 6 [C] a group of people with the same methods, opinions, style etc: Rembrandt and his school → see also SCHOOL OF THOUGHT 7 [C;U] AmE a university → see also OLD SCHOOL
school² v [T(in)] fml to teach, train, or bring under control: a dog well schooled in obedience | [+obj+to-v] He schooled himself to listen to others because he knew he talked too much.
school³ n [(of)] a large group of one kind of fish or certain other sea animals swimming together: a school of whales
,school 'board n AmE the group of people who govern a school or school district. They are usually elected and some of them are the parents of children in the school(s) concerned.
school·book /'skuːlbʊk/ n a book that is used in school classes → compare TEXTBOOK
,School Cer·tificate n an examination in any of a range of subjects taken in British schools between 1917 and 1951. This was replaced by the O-level examination.
school·child /'skuːltʃaɪld/, school·boy /-bɔɪ/ masc. school·girl /-gɜːl||-gɜːrl/ fem. school·kid /-kɪd/ infml — n pl. -children /ˌtʃɪldrən/ a child attending school, especially regarded as one who is not yet grown up: schoolboy humour (=silly childish jokes)
school·day /'skuːldeɪ/ n a day of the week (in Britain and the US, usually Monday to Friday) when children usually attend school: I'd forgotten today was Sunday – I thought it was a schoolday!
school·days /'skuːldeɪz/ n [P] the time of one's life when one attended school
,school 'dinner also ,school 'lunch n the meal given to children at school in the middle of the day
CULTURAL NOTE People in Britain often make jokes about school dinners, especially the PUDDINGS, which people remember as being heavy, filling, and sticky.
'school ,district n AmE an area within one state that includes a number of PRIMARY and SECONDARY schools which are governed together. In country areas a school district may include several towns; a large city may contain more than one school district. → compare LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY
school·fel·low /'skuːlˌfeləʊ/ n BrE a SCHOOLMATE
,school 'governor n BrE a member of the mainly non-teaching body at a school who take decisions on how it should be run, who should be employed etc
school·house /'skuːlhas/ n pl. -houses /ˌhaʊzɪz/ a school building, especially for a small village school
school·ing /'skuːlɪŋ/ n [U] education or attendance at school: He had only five years of schooling.
'school-,leaver n BrE a student who has just left or is about to leave school after completing a course of study: jobs for school-leavers
USAGE In American English, to talk of leaving school suggests that one has left without finishing, or dropped out. The closest AmE terms to the BrE school-leaver are highschool graduate or graduating senior.
school·marm /'skuːlmɑːm||-mɑːrm/ n infml humor 1 derog an old-fashioned, exact, and easily shocked woman who likes giving orders 2 especially AmE old-fash a woman teacher at a school
school·mas·ter /'skuːlˌmɑstə||-ˌmæ-/, school·mis·tress /-ˌmɪstrəs/ fem.— n especially BrE 1 a teacher at a PUBLIC SCHOOL 2 old use a schoolteacher
school·mate /'skuːlmeɪt/ also schoolfellow n a child at the same school: We were schoolmates twenty years ago.
'school night n a night that is before a day when children have to go to school
,school of ,hard 'knocks, the infml life's experiences, especially unlucky ones: I was educated in the school of hard knocks.
,school of 'thought n pl. schools of thought a group of people with the same way of thinking, opinion etc: There are different schools of thought on the best method of growing tomatoes.
school·room /'skuːlruːm, -rʊm/ n 1 a room used for teaching in a school 2 a one-room school in a small village, now rare
'school ,run n BrE the driving of children to and from school: She finds she is kept very busy with school runs, after-school activities etc
school·teach·er /'skuːlˌtiːtʃər/ n a teacher at a school
,school 'tie n a tie worn as part of a school uniform by boys and girls in Britain
school·work /'skuːlwɜːk||-wɜːrk/ n [U] study for or during school classes
school·yard /'skuːljɑːd||-jɑːrd/ n AmE for PLAYGROUND
,school 'year n the period of a year during which pupils stay in the same class at school, usually beginning in the autumn and ending the following summer
schoo·ner /'skuːnər/ n 1 a fast sailing ship with usually two MASTS (=upright poles supporting the sails) and sails set along the length of the ship rather than across it 2 a large tall drinking glass, especially (BrE) for SHERRY or (AmE & AustrE for beer
Scho·pen·hau·er, Arthur /'ʃəʊpənhauə/ (1788–1860) German PHILOSOPHER born in Poland who did not agree with Christian beliefs and preferred the Indian religions of HINDUISM and BUDDHISM. His best-known work, The World As Will And Idea, had a lot of influence on later philosophers, especially Nietzsche.
Schroe·der, Ger·hardt /'ʃrɔɪdər, 'geəhɑːt||'geərhɑːt/ (1942–) a German politician who became CHANCELLOR in 1998
schtum, schtoom, shtum /ʃtʊm/ adj [F(+about)] quiet or silent: He's keeping schtum about his role in the affair.
Schu·bert, Franz /'ʃuːbət||-bɜːrt, frænts/ (1797–1828) an Austrian COMPOSER best known for his songs, known as lieder, his music for the piano, and his symphonies (SYMPHONY)
Schulz, Charles /ʃʊlts/ (1922–2000) an American CARTOONIST who is known for his COMIC STRIP called 'Peanuts' which includes the characters Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Snoopy
Schu·mach·er, Mi·chael /'ʃuːmɑːkər, -mæ-||-mɑː-