shoal

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for shoal

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shoal : අයින

shoal : මුහුදෙහි නොගැඹුරු තැන

shoal : වටය

shoal : ගිලුණු වැලි කණ්ඩිය

shoal : මහත් රාශි

shoal : මාළු අයින

shoal : ගැඹුර අඩු වෙනවා

shoal : රිල්ල

shoal : මාලු න

shoal definition

Noun.

  1. A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; -- said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass.
  2. A place where the water of a sea, lake, river, pond, etc., is shallow; a shallow.
  3. A sandbank or bar which makes the water shoal.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled about the place.
  2. To become shallow; as, the color of the water shows where it shoals.

Adjective. Having little depth; shallow; as, shoal water.

Transitive verb. To cause to become more shallow; to come to a more shallow part of; as, a ship shoals her water by advancing into that which is less deep.