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View synonyms for schoolhouse

schoolhouse

[ skool-hous ]

noun

, plural school·hous·es [skool, -hou-ziz].
  1. a building in which a school is conducted.


schoolhouse

/ ˈskuːlˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. a building used as a school, esp a rural school
  2. a house attached to a school
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of schoolhouse1

First recorded in 1400–50, schoolhouse is from the late Middle English word scolehous. See school 1, house
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Example Sentences

The Toll Brothers recently agreed to transfer over another four acres to the center, which will be used to re-create schoolhouses and other structures used by enslaved people.

Though the incident damaged much of the town, plenty of structures are still intact, like the old schoolhouse, barbershop, and dozens of other buildings.

Though it’s clear that the girl adores her brother, we can also see the disappointment on her face, clouding it like a sunset shadow, when she drops him off at the schoolhouse.

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The potential solutions to reduce the spread of the virus extend far beyond the schoolhouse.

The result was “Three is a Magic Number,” still my favorite Schoolhouse song.

Like nothing before it, Schoolhouse Rock made learning fun and effortless.

There are generations that have no idea what the hell Schoolhouse Rock is.

He was killed instantly by a blast in an ambush launched on our vehicles outside of a schoolhouse.

Mindless rigidity has descended upon the land, from the schoolhouse to the White House to, sometimes, your house.

When the Union men held a meeting in a schoolhouse the smouldering fire was fanned into a blaze.

The Baptist Chapel and schoolhouse looked as if they were cut out of red cardboard against the night.

The little schoolhouse was crowded to the doors night by night.

It was the schoolhouse near the Barnes place, the scene of the dance.

You're the one Pierre met at the dance at the Crittenden schoolhouse.

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