shallow

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/ˈʃæl.oʊ/

adj 5noun 3verb 1name 1

Collocations

(adj.) not deep

VERBS

be, look

become, get

The river became shallow during the dry summer months.

remain

ADV

extremely, very

comparatively, fairly, quite, relatively

The swimming pool at the community center is relatively shallow, perfect for young children.

enough, sufficiently

The pool was shallow enough for the children to stand comfortably during their swimming lesson.

(adj.) not showing serious thought

VERBS

appear, be, seem

Her understanding of the issue appeared shallow after she couldn't answer any follow-up questions.

ADV

exceedingly, extremely, very | quite, rather

Definitions

adj

Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.

This crater is relatively shallow.

Sauté the onions in a shallow pan.

Extending not far downward.

The water is shallow here.

Concerned mainly with superficial matters.

It was a glamorous but shallow lifestyle.

Lacking interest or substance; flat; one-dimensional.

The acting is good, but the characters are shallow.

Not intellectually deep; not penetrating deeply; simple; not wise or knowing.

shallow learning

The king was neither so shallow, nor so ill advertised, as not to perceive the intention of the French king.

noun

A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.

The ship ran aground in an unexpected shallow.

A swift stream is not heard in the channel, but […]upon shallows of gravel.

A fish, the rudd.

A costermonger's barrow.

You might have gone there quite as easily, and enjoyed yourself much more, had your mode of conveyance been the railway, or a hansom, or even a costermonger's shallow.

verb

To make or become less deep.

The shallowing of Cenozoic age-frequency curves from tropics to poles thus appears to reflect the decreasing probability for genera to reach and remain established in progressively higher latitudes ( 9 ).

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a stretch of shallow water

shoal

verb — become shallow

shoal

verb — make shallow

shoal

Antonyms

deep

Idioms & Phrases

shallow brooks are noisy

People who do not consider things deeply often chatter or talk a lot.

To the contrary, psychiatrists know well the truth of the old proverbs "Shallow brooks are noisy" and "Still waters run deep." We must not assume that someone whose feelings are mo

given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow

Given a large enough beta tester and codeveloper base, almost every problem will be characterized quickly and the fix will be obvious to someone.

broad and shallow

Associated with the Broad Church; latitudinarian.

Example Bank

This crater is relatively shallow.

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Sauté the onions in a shallow pan.

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The corpus is massive, being deeper anteriorly and shallowest where the ramus takes origin. The corpi of both sides are more closely spaced to each other than in the living form, and the symphysis is

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The ship ran aground in an unexpected shallow.

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A swift stream is not heard in the channel, but […]upon shallows of gravel.

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dashed on the shallows of the moving sand

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, shallow is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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