English dictionary
shallow
/'/S//&/l/oU/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
ExamplesShallow water.
A shallow dish.
A shallow cut.
A shallow closet.
Established a shallow beachhead.
Hit the ball to shallow left field.
Antonyms deepSource: WordNet 3.0
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not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply
ExamplesShallow breathing.
A night of shallow fretful sleep.
In a shallow trance.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Not deep; having little depth; shoal.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a stretch of shallow water
Synonyms shoalSource: WordNet 3.0
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A place in a body of water where the water is not deep; a shoal; a flat; a shelf.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious
ExamplesShallow people.
His arguments seemed shallow and tedious.
Source: WordNet 3.0
verb
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make shallow
ExamplesThe silt shallowed the canal.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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become shallow
ExamplesThe lake shallowed over time.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To make shallow.
Source: webster1913
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To become shallow, as water.
Source: webster1913