shallow
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- adjective
- /ˈʃæloʊ/
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poco profundo
- To ensure public health, regular monitoring of shallow wells is recommended.
- shallow water
- shallow depths
- shallow channel
If the Rowan's roots are shallow, it bears no crown.
- If the Rowan's roots are shallow, it bears no crown.
- Your breathing speeds up and gets shallower, making you feel short of breath.
- And then when these, you know, DSLR came out with the shallow depth of field.
- More income for households means a shallower recession.
- Our muscles get tense, our breathing becomes shallow and fast, which is inefficient for the brain.
- I felt as a mouse must feel, crouching unconcealed and shallow grass, cringing and hoping.
Examples
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We found a few fish swimming in the shallow waters near the shore.
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At this time, most of Europe is under water, a shallow and warm sea.
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So what I do is dig a hole, just a shallow hole to make a baby pool.
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The creek was cold, but it was shallow and came up only to mid-thigh.
Fiction book (1991) -
During the early stages of shrimp growth, marshes and shallow bay areas serve as nursery grounds.
Academic text (1992) -
Villagers had traditionally gathered water from streambeds by digging shallow wells during the dry season.
Academic text (2008) -
The children laughed as they splashed in the shallow end of the pool.
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This river is too shallow for large boats to navigate safely.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.8
A boat with a bottom that does not go deep so it can move in shallow water
How Deep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shallow comes from an old English word sceald meaning 'not deep'. Picture dipping your toes into a shallow pool that does not go far down from the surface, and that is why shallow describes small physical depth.