--- title: S — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 13 description: The 2316 words of the English dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/13/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / S # S — The English dictionary · page 13 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* A sceptre is a decorated rod or staff carried by a king or queen at ceremonies as a sign of their power.[↗](../../sceptre/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The sceptre can also mean royal power itself.[↗](../../sceptre/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The king held the sceptre in his right hand.[↗](../../sceptre/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The crown, orb and sceptre were kept in the Tower of London.[↗](../../sceptre/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · (Bible) The king held out his gold sceptre to Queen Esther.[↗](../../sceptre/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The queen in our play had a sceptre made of a painted stick.[↗](../../sceptre/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The sceptre had a huge diamond at the top.[↗](../../sceptre/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, whoever held the magic sceptre ruled the land.[↗](../../sceptre/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the one Omar had chosen lay a little gold crown and sceptre on a velvet cushion.[↗](../../sceptre/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The well, which the princes digged, which the nobles of the people delved, with the sceptre, and with their staves.[↗](../../sceptre/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.21.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sceptre/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, as long as men come to Shiloh; and unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.[↗](../../sceptre/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.49.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sceptre/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre.[↗](../../sceptre/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EST.8.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sceptre/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.[↗](../../sceptre/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EST.5.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sceptre/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers, (Prophets ISA.14.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../sceptre/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **schedule** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A plan that shows when things will happen: a school schedule.[↗](../../schedule/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (US, Canada) A timetable for buses, trains or TV.[↗](../../schedule/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To plan something for a certain time.[↗](../../schedule/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «On schedule» means on time; «behind schedule» means late.[↗](../../schedule/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our class schedule is on the wall.[↗](../../schedule/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The train is running behind schedule.[↗](../../schedule/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The match is scheduled for Saturday.[↗](../../schedule/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Check the bus schedule before you leave.[↗](../../schedule/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We finished ahead of schedule.[↗](../../schedule/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My schedule is full this week.[↗](../../schedule/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **scheduled** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Planned to happen at a certain time.[↗](../../scheduled/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* The train is scheduled to leave at 9:15.[↗](../../scheduled/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Adjective: happening as part of a regular plan or timetable: a scheduled flight.[↗](../../scheduled/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Put on a list or plan.[↗](../../scheduled/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The film is scheduled to start at 7 pm.[↗](../../scheduled/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The match was scheduled for Saturday but was cancelled.[↗](../../scheduled/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our flight is scheduled to land at 3:30.[↗](../../scheduled/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bus was scheduled at 8:10 and came 5 minutes late, at 8:15.[↗](../../scheduled/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I've scheduled a dentist appointment.[↗](../../scheduled/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The scheduled trip to the zoo goes ahead rain or shine.[↗](../../scheduled/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · That night, as you can well imagine, the theater was filled to overflowing one hour before the show was scheduled to start.[↗](../../scheduled/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **scheme** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK, Australia, NZ) An official plan or system for doing something: a recycling scheme, a reading scheme at school.[↗](../../scheme/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A clever, often secret or dishonest plan: a scheme to steal the jewels.[↗](../../scheme/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To make secret plans, often to trick people.[↗](../../scheme/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A «colour scheme» is a set of colours chosen to go together.[↗](../../scheme/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (Scotland) A housing estate.[↗](../../scheme/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our school has a new recycling scheme.[↗](../../scheme/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The villain had a scheme to steal the crown.[↗](../../scheme/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Beware of get-rich-quick schemes online.[↗](../../scheme/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bedroom has a blue and white colour scheme.[↗](../../scheme/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The twins were scheming to stay up late.[↗](../../scheme/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the savings scheme, you add £2 a week; how much after 10 weeks?[↗](../../scheme/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the grand scheme of things, one bad mark doesn't matter.[↗](../../scheme/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · During this time she studied magic in order to carry out her wicked scheme.[↗](../../scheme/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Kabalistic principles involved in the reversal of Hebrew letters, and their substitution by others, on definite schemes, should also be studied and borne in mind.[↗](../../scheme/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../scheme/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **schism** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church) A schism is a split in which a religious group divides into two separate groups because of disagreements.[↗](../../schism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Any serious split between members of a group.[↗](../../schism/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Great Schism divided the Christian Church into East and West.[↗](../../schism/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The argument caused a schism in the chess club.[↗](../../schism/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A schism split the party into two groups.[↗](../../schism/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Historians study why the schism happened.[↗](../../schism/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The schism lasted for hundreds of years.[↗](../../schism/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The new rule led to a schism among the members.[↗](../../schism/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Christians today try to heal old schisms.[↗](../../schism/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **scholar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A scholar is a person who studies one subject very deeply and knows a great deal about it, like a professor.[↗](../../scholar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A scholar is a pupil or student who has won a scholarship, money to pay for their studies.[↗](../../scholar/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old, informal) A scholar is any pupil or schoolchild, or someone who is good at learning.[↗](../../scholar/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She is a scholar of ancient Egypt.[↗](../../scholar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bible scholars study the old languages of the Bible.[↗](../../scholar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The scholar spent years reading old letters in the library.[↗](../../scholar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He became a music scholar at the big school.[↗](../../scholar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad laughs and says he was never much of a scholar.[↗](../../scholar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scholars argue about who wrote the poem.[↗](../../scholar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The young scholars filed into the hall for prize day.[↗](../../scholar/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Selim,’ said the Caliph, ‘I hear you are a scholar.[↗](../../scholar/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · In the volume entitled "La Kabbale" by the eminent French scholar and Membre de L'Institut, Adolphe Franck, there is a chapter on the "Sepher Yetzirah.'[↗](../../scholar/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") He writes as follows: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../scholar/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The origin of the alphabet was, and still is, a burning •luestion to scholars.[↗](../../scholar/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../scholar/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And yet, despite all the efforts of a large number of scholars of repute for more than a thousand years, the Sefer Yetzirah remains a sealed book.[↗](../../scholar/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../scholar/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And they cast lots ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.[↗](../../scholar/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.25.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scholar/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **scholarly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Scholarly describes a person who studies a lot and knows a great deal about a subject.[↗](../../scholarly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A scholarly book or article is serious, careful writing by experts, with facts checked and sources given.[↗](../../scholarly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Scholarly can describe a quiet, bookish way of looking or behaving, like someone who loves learning.[↗](../../scholarly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My grandad is a scholarly man who reads history books every night.[↗](../../scholarly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum guide gave a scholarly talk about the Romans.[↗](../../scholarly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · For our project, Miss Patel wants at least one scholarly source.[↗](../../scholarly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A scholarly journal is read mostly by experts.[↗](../../scholarly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The old wizard had a scholarly look, with ink on his fingers.[↗](../../scholarly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She wrote a scholarly book about the birds of New Zealand.[↗](../../scholarly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · His glasses and pile of books made him look very scholarly.[↗](../../scholarly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **scholarship** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Money given to a pupil or student, usually because they are very good at something or need help, to pay for their school or university.[↗](../../scholarship/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (uncountable) Serious study and learning, the work of scholars.[↗](../../scholarship/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My cousin won a scholarship to study music.[↗](../../scholarship/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She went to university on a football scholarship.[↗](../../scholarship/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A full scholarship pays for everything.[↗](../../scholarship/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The school offers scholarships to children who cannot afford the fees.[↗](../../scholarship/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His book shows great scholarship.[↗](../../scholarship/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Monks in the Middle Ages kept scholarship alive.[↗](../../scholarship/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There was once a sculptor, named Alfred, who having won the large gold medal and obtained a travelling scholarship, went to Italy, and then came back to his native land.[↗](../../scholarship/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **school** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A school is a place where children go to learn.[↗](../../school/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* School is the time you spend learning there, as in «after school».[↗](../../school/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A school of fish is a large group of fish swimming together.[↗](../../school/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A school is a part of a university, like a medical school; in the USA «school» can mean college or university.[↗](../../school/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (casual) «Old school» means in the old style, often cool; «school» (verb, slang) means to beat or teach someone easily: «she schooled him at chess».[↗](../../school/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (casual) «Skip school», «wag» (Australia, NZ), «bunk off», «mitch» (Ireland) and «play hooky» (USA) mean miss school without permission.[↗](../../school/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (formal) Exams and forms say «educational institution», «academy», «pupils enrolled», «the academic year» and «attendance».[↗](../../school/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There are 450 students in the school.[↗](../../school/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She brought 12 cookies to school.[↗](../../school/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The school has 15 classes.[↗](../../school/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I walk to school with my brother.[↗](../../school/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We have art after school.[↗](../../school/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A school of fish swam past the boat.[↗](../../school/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The school bus comes at 7:45.[↗](../../school/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Her mom teaches at a medical school.[↗](../../school/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · School sucks today, 3 tests\![↗](../../school/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin got caught wagging school.[↗](../../school/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · She schooled him at chess, 3 games to 0.[↗](../../school/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · An educational institution comprises 15 teaching groups, each of 30 pupils.[↗](../../school/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") Compute the number of pupils enrolled.[↗](../../school/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · “Good boys go gladly to school.”[↗](../../school/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · 61) doubts whether there ever was a Pythagoras, althongh he has no doubt there existed a Pythagorean school of philosophers.[↗](../../school/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../school/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · The philosophy of the Sefer Yetzira apparently emanated from the Hebrew prophetic guild or school as conjee-/ tured by Joseph Molitor.[↗](../../school/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../school/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · The whole (arly history of Pythagoreanism is therefore conjectural, and all we really know of the school is what wc are told by Aristotle".[↗](../../school/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../school/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **schoolbag** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A bag a child uses to carry books, pencil case, lunch and other things to and from school; a school backpack or satchel.[↗](../../schoolbag/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Don't forget your lunch in your schoolbag.[↗](../../schoolbag/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pack your schoolbag before bed.[↗](../../schoolbag/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My schoolbag weighs 4 kg with all my books.[↗](../../schoolbag/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear both straps so your schoolbag doesn't hurt your back.[↗](../../schoolbag/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She found a note in her schoolbag.[↗](../../schoolbag/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · 6 schoolbags were left in the hall after school.[↗](../../schoolbag/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **schoolbook** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A book used for lessons at school, such as a textbook or exercise book.[↗](../../schoolbook/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She packed her schoolbooks into her bag.[↗](../../schoolbook/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His schoolbooks were full of doodles.[↗](../../schoolbook/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad still has his old schoolbooks from 1960.[↗](../../schoolbook/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't forget your schoolbooks on Monday.[↗](../../schoolbook/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the past, children shared schoolbooks.[↗](../../schoolbook/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The facts in old schoolbooks are sometimes out of date.[↗](../../schoolbook/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **schoolboy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A schoolboy is a boy who goes to school.[↗](../../schoolboy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Used before another noun, schoolboy means the kind of thing a schoolboy would do or have, often silly or simple: a schoolboy joke, a schoolboy error.[↗](../../schoolboy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, sport) A schoolboy player is a boy who plays a sport for his school or at under-18 level.[↗](../../schoolboy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The schoolboy ran to catch the bus with his bag flapping.[↗](../../schoolboy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old photo, the schoolboys wear shorts and caps.[↗](../../schoolboy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Forgetting to carry the one was a schoolboy error.[↗](../../schoolboy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle still laughs at schoolboy jokes about burps.[↗](../../schoolboy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He played schoolboy rugby in Ireland.[↗](../../schoolboy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Every schoolboy in the story wanted to find the treasure.[↗](../../schoolboy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The schoolboys lined up in the yard.[↗](../../schoolboy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Then there arrived on the scene a mere schoolboy--a merry, happy-hearted youth, but at the same time strong and well-grown.[↗](../../schoolboy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **schoolfellow** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old-fashioned) A person who goes or went to the same school as you; a schoolmate.[↗](../../schoolfellow/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandad met an old schoolfellow at the shop.[↗](../../schoolfellow/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, Tom's schoolfellows teased him.[↗](../../schoolfellow/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The two schoolfellows wrote letters for fifty years.[↗](../../schoolfellow/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Charles Dickens wrote about cruel schoolmasters and frightened schoolfellows.[↗](../../schoolfellow/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She invited her schoolfellows to tea.[↗](../../schoolfellow/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · They were schoolfellows at a boarding school.[↗](../../schoolfellow/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A BOY stole a lesson-book from one of his schoolfellows and took it home to his Mother.[↗](../../schoolfellow/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **schoolfriend** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A friend you know from school, especially one in your class or year.[↗](../../schoolfriend/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adult use) An old friend from your schooldays.[↗](../../schoolfriend/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I invited five schoolfriends to my party.[↗](../../schoolfriend/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad met an old schoolfriend at the shops.[↗](../../schoolfriend/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My schoolfriend Kai lives near the park.[↗](../../schoolfriend/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We walk home with our schoolfriends.[↗](../../schoolfriend/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Each of 6 schoolfriends brought 2 snacks — 12 in all.[↗](../../schoolfriend/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She writes to her schoolfriend in Ireland.[↗](../../schoolfriend/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **schoolmaster** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A schoolmaster is a man who teaches in a school.[↗](../../schoolmaster/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") In old tales the schoolmaster is often a village teacher who can read and write when few others can.[↗](../../schoolmaster/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* You are the schoolmaster's daughter.[↗](../../schoolmaster/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The schoolmaster taught us to read and write.[↗](../../schoolmaster/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The village schoolmaster kept his pupils working hard.[↗](../../schoolmaster/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **schoolmate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A schoolmate is a child who goes to the same school as you.[↗](../../schoolmate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Pinocchio was a schoolmate of Tom.[↗](../../schoolmate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · All my schoolmates are coming to the party.[↗](../../schoolmate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My schoolmate lives next door to me.[↗](../../schoolmate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **schoolroom** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A room where children are taught, especially in an old school or a big house.[↗](../../schoolroom/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old schoolroom had a big black stove.[↗](../../schoolroom/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In Victorian times, all ages learned in one schoolroom.[↗](../../schoolroom/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The governess taught the children in the schoolroom upstairs.[↗](../../schoolroom/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We visited a Victorian schoolroom at the museum.[↗](../../schoolroom/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Slates and chalk lay on the schoolroom desks.[↗](../../schoolroom/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The schoolroom smelled of ink and wood.[↗](../../schoolroom/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **schoolteacher** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person whose job is teaching children in a school.[↗](../../schoolteacher/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt is a schoolteacher in Dublin.[↗](../../schoolteacher/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The village schoolteacher taught all ages in one room.[↗](../../schoolteacher/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Schoolteachers mark a lot of homework.[↗](../../schoolteacher/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He wants to be a schoolteacher when he grows up.[↗](../../schoolteacher/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The old schoolteacher remembered every pupil's name.[↗](../../schoolteacher/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A schoolteacher needs patience and kindness.[↗](../../schoolteacher/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **schoolwork** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Schoolwork is the work that pupils do for school, in lessons or at home.[↗](../../schoolwork/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I finished my schoolwork before dinner.[↗](../../schoolwork/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad helps me with my schoolwork.[↗](../../schoolwork/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She is proud of her neat schoolwork.[↗](../../schoolwork/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · When I was ill, my teacher sent schoolwork home.[↗](../../schoolwork/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Too much screen time can distract you from schoolwork.[↗](../../schoolwork/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your schoolwork in a folder.[↗](../../schoolwork/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **schoolyard** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A schoolyard is the outdoor area next to a school where children play at break time (UK: playground).[↗](../../schoolyard/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We played tag in the schoolyard.[↗](../../schoolyard/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The schoolyard was covered in snow.[↗](../../schoolyard/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A schoolyard bully took his lunch money.[↗](../../schoolyard/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Line up in the schoolyard when the bell rings.[↗](../../schoolyard/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The schoolyard is 40 m long and 25 m wide; its area is 1,000 square metres.[↗](../../schoolyard/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/12/) **13** [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/14/) … 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