Word of the Day

shoal

• A large group; a crowd.
• A large school of fish or other marine animals.

Synonyms: school.

Usage: Every now and then a shoal of flying fish, scared from the water under the bows, would leap into the air, and fall the next moment like a shower of silver into the sea.

References

• The Free Dictionary — shoal
• Wordle — Shoal

• A cleric, especially one who has charge of a parish.
• A cleric who assists a rector or vicar.

Synonyms: minister, parson, pastor, rector.

Usage: Mr. Supple, the curate of Mr. Allworthy’s parish, made one of the company.

References

• The Free Dictionary — curate
• Wordle — Curate

min·is·tra·tion

• Assistance in time of difficulty.

Synonyms: relief, succor.

Usage: I know that from the beds of those who were past recovery, thanks have often, often gone up, in the last hour, for his patient ministration.

Reference

• The Free Dictionary — ministration

dis·re·pute

• Damage to or loss of reputation.

Synonyms: discredit.

Usage: His shameful actions have brought the family into disrepute.

Reference

• The Free Dictionary — disrepute

fur·ther·ance

• The advancement of some enterprise.

Synonyms: forwarding, promotion.

Usage: We agree to keep our own secret, and to work together in furtherance of our own schemes.

Reference

• The Free Dictionary — furtherance