{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-5":[{"type":"wordpress/fetchEditorialNotes/rejected","meta":{"arg":{"word":"shoals"},"requestId":"R0U-M0I1JysoiSr_tsypD","rejectedWithValue":false,"requestStatus":"rejected","aborted":false,"condition":false},"error":{"name":"SyntaxError","message":"Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0","stack":"SyntaxError: Unexpected token < in JSON at position 0\n at JSON.parse ()\n at Response.json (node:internal/deps/undici/undici:1817:21)\n at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)\n at async /app/server.js:389:13314"}},{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/pancakes-vs-flapjacks-vs-hotcakes/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"Pancakes vs. Flapjacks vs. Hotcakes: How They Stack Up","content":{"topicLabel":"Food and drink"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/pancakes-vs-flapjacks-vs-hotcakes-how-they-stack-up-20241113.jpg","description":"Wondering whether to order pancakes, flapjacks, or hotcakes at the diner? Uncover their delicious differences.","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/can-you-identify-similes-and-metaphors","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"can-you-identify-similes-and-metaphors","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/course-vs-coarse/","text":"Course vs. Coarse: A Crash Course on the Differences"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/french-fries-words-around-the-world/","text":"Frites, Chips, and More: French Fries Around the World"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/aisle-vs-isle/","text":"Aisle vs. Isle: Learn the Differences"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/where-does-the-name-winter-come-from/","text":"Where Does the Name \"Winter\" Come From?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/ways-to-say/author-vs-writer/","text":"Author vs. Writer: What Is the Difference?"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/imbed-vs-embed/","text":"\"Imbed\" vs. \"Embed\": What's the Difference?"}],"topicLabel":"Spelling 🐝"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/ways-to-say/list-of-vegetables/","text":"This List of Vegetables Is No Small Potatoes"}],"topicLabel":"Food and drink 🥕🥦"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/medical-term-for-fainting/","text":"What Is the Medical Term for Fainting?"}],"topicLabel":"Medicine"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"AuOTKJMsd4UWaybLBfecU","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchWordsNearby/fulfilled","payload":{"data":null},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"shoals"},"requestId":"SG4iYn6Kl25EyNxOLpASO","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6678651-10","sentence":"Calm captains of the ship of state struggle to navigate the world system’s waves and shoals.","source":{"source_name":"Los Angeles Times","sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2024-10-11T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-10-11T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-10-11/donald-trump-national-seurity-nuclear-weapons","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Jeffrey A. Engel","title":"Opinion: Much of the world is terrified by another Trump presidency. Here's why"},"offsets":[85,91]},{"id":"6662763-6","sentence":"Confrontations between Chinese and Philippine government ships over two disputed shoals have flared alarmingly since last year, causing collisions.","source":{"source_name":"Seattle Times","sourceName":"Seattle Times","publicationDate":"2024-06-06T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-06-06T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/swedish-defense-chief-says-actions-against-philippines-in-south-china-sea-threaten-global-security/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"JIM GOMEZ","title":"Swedish defense chief says actions against Philippines in South China Sea threaten global security"},"offsets":[81,87]},{"id":"6617698-4","sentence":"In nature, the collective motion of some birds and fish, such as flocks of starlings and shoals of sardines, respectively, can generate impressive dynamic phenomena.","source":{"source_name":"Science Daily","sourceName":"Science Daily","publicationDate":"2024-02-13T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-02-13T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/02/240213130436.htm","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Waseda University","title":"Scientists study the behaviors of chiral skyrmions in chiral flower-like obstacles"},"offsets":[89,95]},{"id":"6608690-12","sentence":"Chinese and Philippine ships clashed last year as disputes over shoals and other outcroppings in the South China Sea flared.","source":{"source_name":"Seattle Times","sourceName":"Seattle Times","publicationDate":"2024-01-25T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-01-25T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/china-accuses-us-of-abusing-international-law-by-sailing-in-taiwan-strait-and-south-china-sea/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"KEN MORITSUGU","title":"China accuses US of ‘abusing’ international law by sailing in Taiwan Strait and South China Sea"},"offsets":[64,70]},{"id":"6603271-7","sentence":"Its name appears to refer to the perils of navigating the narrow waterway, which is rife with crosscurrents, unpredictable winds, reefs, and shoals.","source":{"source_name":"National Geographic","sourceName":"National Geographic","publicationDate":"2024-01-12T05:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-01-12T05:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/bab-al-mandan-red-sea-suez-shipping-crisis-houthis-gaza","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Tom Metcalfe","title":"Why the 'Bab al Mandeb' plays an outsized role in human history"},"offsets":[141,147]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"shoals"},"requestId":"kW_NQGqI3Mt1k-q2UEvoL","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchDictionaryResults/fulfilled","payload":{"slugs":[{"entries":[{"__typename":"ThesaurusEntry","headword":{"displayForm":"shoals","slug":"shoals"},"id":"u27e59bea365df506.-410fe1c2.17951aa787d.-7153","partOfSpeechGroups":[{"shortDefinitions":[{"synonyms":[{"similarity":100,"targetWord":"reef","targetSlug":"reef"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"bank","targetSlug":"bank"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"bar","targetSlug":"bar"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"mass","targetSlug":"mass"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"sandbank","targetSlug":"sandbank"},{"similarity":50,"targetWord":"shallow","targetSlug":"shallow"}],"thesRid":"u27e59bea365df506.-410fe1c2.17951aa787d.-714e"}]}]}],"url":"shoals"}]},"meta":{"arg":{"slug":"shoals"},"requestId":"WPPpq-MZD31hCc9rbvCJg","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchResultsData/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"url":"shoal","displayForm":"shoal","canonicalSlug":"shoal","content":[{"source":"luna","entries":[{"id":"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e76ee1e.7111","type":"normal","entry":"shoal","entrySyllabified":"shoal","entryVariants":[],"homograph":"1","pronunciation":{"ipa":"ʃoʊl ","spell":"shohl ","audio":{"audio/ogg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/lunawav/S04/S0461000.ogg","audio/mpeg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/S04/S0461000.mp3"}},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow: The clams and mussels gathered from these shoals are the best you’ll ever find.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]},{"order":2,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"a sandbank or sandbar in the bed of a body of water, especially one that is exposed above the surface of the water at low tide.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]}],"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":""},{"definitions":[{"order":3,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"of little depth, as water; shallow: The first thing these newcomers do is buy a boat and promptly get stuck in the shoal waters, which they know nothing about.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]}],"pos":"adjective","posSupplementaryInfo":""},{"definitions":[{"order":4,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"to become shallow or more shallow: The river significantly shoals between the old stone bridge and the bend at Tuttle’s Crossing.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]}],"pos":"verb (used without object)","posSupplementaryInfo":""},{"definitions":[{"order":5,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"to cause to become shallow: Shoaling the approach has effectively kept the larger vessels out of our small harbor.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]},{"order":6,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"Nautical.","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"to sail so as to lessen the depth of (the water under a vessel).","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]}],"pos":"verb (used with object)","posSupplementaryInfo":""}],"origin":"First recorded before 900; (for the adjective) Middle English shold(e), Old English sceald shallow; noun and verb derivative of the adjective","originData":null,"supplementaryNotes":[{"type":"Synonyms","content":"1. shallow(s), ford. 2. reef. "}],"variantForms":[],"variantSpellings":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":[],"confusables":[]},{"id":"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e76ee1e.714c","type":"normal","entry":"shoal","entrySyllabified":"shoal","entryVariants":[],"homograph":"2","pronunciation":{"ipa":"ʃoʊl ","spell":"shohl ","audio":{"audio/ogg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/lunawav/S04/S0461100.ogg","audio/mpeg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/S04/S0461100.mp3"}},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"any large number of persons or things.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]},{"order":2,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"a school of fish: a shoal of herring;a shoal of mackerel.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]}],"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":""},{"definitions":[{"order":3,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"to collect in a shoal; throng. ","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]}],"pos":"verb (used without object)","posSupplementaryInfo":""}],"origin":"First recorded in 1570–80; earlier shole, probably from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schōle, with sound-substitution of sh- for Low German skh-;cf. school²","originData":null,"supplementaryNotes":[],"variantForms":[],"variantSpellings":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":[],"confusables":[]}]},{"source":"collins","entries":[{"id":"adca4e270.6bfb.1014.b87b.c2803370a23a.1","type":"normal","entry":"shoal","entrySyllabified":null,"entryVariants":"","homograph":"1","pronunciation":{"audio":null,"spell":null,"ipa":"(ʃəʊl)"},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":"","definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"a stretch of shallow water","postdefinitionContent":""},{"order":2,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"a sandbank or rocky area in a stretch of water, esp one that is visible at low water","postdefinitionContent":""}]},{"pos":"verb","posSupplementaryInfo":"","definitions":[{"order":3,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"to make or become shallow","postdefinitionContent":""},{"order":4,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"(intr) nautical","definition":"to sail into shallower water","postdefinitionContent":""}]},{"pos":"adjective","posSupplementaryInfo":"Also: shoaly","definitions":[{"order":5,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"a less common word for shallow","postdefinitionContent":""},{"order":6,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"nautical","definition":"(of the draught of a vessel) drawing little water","postdefinitionContent":""}]}],"origin":"Old English sceald shallow","supplementaryNotes":[],"variantForms":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":[],"derivedForms":["shoaliness, noun"]},{"id":"adca4e270.6bfb.1014.b87b.c2803370a23a.2","type":"normal","entry":"shoal","entrySyllabified":null,"entryVariants":"","homograph":"2","pronunciation":{"audio":null,"spell":null,"ipa":"(ʃəʊl)"},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":"","definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"a large group of certain aquatic animals, esp fish","postdefinitionContent":""},{"order":2,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","definition":"a large group of people or things","postdefinitionContent":""}]},{"pos":"verb","posSupplementaryInfo":"","definitions":[{"order":3,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"(intr)","definition":"to collect together in such a group","postdefinitionContent":""}]}],"origin":"Old English scolu; related to Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schōle school ²","supplementaryNotes":[],"variantForms":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":[],"derivedForms":[]}]},{"source":"science","entries":[{"id":"S0024900","type":"V","entry":"shoal","homograph":null,"pronunciation":{"audio":{"audio/ogg":"https://static.sfdict.com/content-assets/science/audio/ogg/S0354100.ogg","audio/mpeg":"https://static.sfdict.com/content-assets/science/audio/mp3/S0354100.mp3","audio/wav":"https://static.sfdict.com/content-assets/science/audio/wav/S0354100.wav"},"spell":"shōl"},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"pos":"","pronunciation":"","posSupplementaryInfo":"","definitionSets":[{"id":null,"predefinitionContent":"","definition":"A submerged mound or ridge of sediment in a body of shallow water.","postdefinitionContent":"","subdefinitions":[],"dsSupplementaryInfo":[]}]}],"relatedForms":[],"supplementaryNotes":[],"media":[]}]}],"nearbyWordOrdinal":140256,"index-rank-01":["shoal","shoal","shoal","shoal","shoal"],"index-rank-02":[],"index-rank-03":[],"index-rank-04":["shoal's","shoaled","shoaling","shoals","shoals'","shoal's","shoaled","shoaler","shoalest","shoaling","shoals","shoals'"],"index-rank-05":[],"index-rank-06":[],"index-rank-07":[],"index-rank-08":[],"index-rank-09":[],"index-rank-10":[],"index-rank-11":[],"index-rank-12":[],"index-rank-13":[],"index-rank-14":[],"index-rank-15":[],"tunaSlug":"shoal","isFeaturedMetaSlug":false}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"shoals"},"requestId":"M44-aB1IrpwoTZUK3wsRa","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"luna":["shoal","shoaly","shoad","shoat","shool","shoofly","shoogle","shock","shockstall","shoddy"],"tuna":["shoals","shoal","coals","goals","shoat","shoes","shoeless","shoofly","shock","shoddily","shoddy"],"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"shoal","slug":"shoal"},{"displayForm":"shoaly","slug":"shoaly"},{"displayForm":"shoad","slug":"shoad"},{"displayForm":"shoat","slug":"shoat"},{"displayForm":"shool","slug":"shool"},{"displayForm":"shoofly","slug":"shoofly"},{"displayForm":"shoogle","slug":"shoogle"},{"displayForm":"shock","slug":"shock"},{"displayForm":"shockstall","slug":"shockstall"},{"displayForm":"shoddy","slug":"shoddy"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"shoals","slug":"shoals"},{"displayForm":"shoal","slug":"shoal"},{"displayForm":"coals","slug":"coals"},{"displayForm":"goals","slug":"goals"},{"displayForm":"shoat","slug":"shoat"},{"displayForm":"shoes","slug":"shoes"},{"displayForm":"shoeless","slug":"shoeless"},{"displayForm":"shoofly","slug":"shoofly"},{"displayForm":"shock","slug":"shock"},{"displayForm":"shoddily","slug":"shoddily"},{"displayForm":"shoddy","slug":"shoddy"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"shoals"},"requestId":"k7hPbw7ON0o2-ScQPJZXj","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

Did you mean shoal?