Shallow
11shallow — 01. The sign said, Warning: [Shallow] water Do Not Dive. 02. The children were wading around in the warm [shallow] water of the bay, trying to catch fish. 03. The body of an unknown man has been found in a [shallow] grave in a forested area on… …
12shallow — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English schalowe; probably akin to Old English sceald shallow more at skeleton Date: 14th century 1. having little depth < shallow water > 2. having little extension inward or backward < office buildings have taken… …
13shallow — shallowly, adv. shallowness, n. /shal oh/, adj., shallower, shallowest, n., adv., v. adj. 1. of little depth; not deep: shallow water. 2. lacking depth; superficial: a mind that is not narrow but shallow. 3. taking in a relatively small amount of …
14shallow — [[t]ʃæ̱loʊ[/t]] shallower, shallowest 1) ADJ GRADED A shallow container, hole, or area of water measures only a short distance from the top to the bottom. Put the milk in a shallow dish... The water is quite shallow for some distance. ...the… …
15shallow — 1 adjective 1 something that is shallow has only a short distance from the bottom to the surface: a shallow river | the shallow end of the swimming pool | a shallow grave 2 not interested in or showing any understanding of important or serious… …
16shallow — shal|low [ˈʃæləu US lou] adj comparative shallower superlative shallowest 1.) measuring only a short distance from the top to the bottom ≠ ↑deep ▪ a shallow river ▪ The lake is quite shallow. ▪ the shallow end of the pool ▪ Place the meat in a… …
17shallow — /ˈʃæloʊ / (say shaloh) adjective 1. of little depth; not deep: shallow water; a shallow dish. 2. lacking depth; superficial: a shallow mind. –noun 3. (usually plural) a shallow part of a body of water; a shoal. –verb (t) 4. to make shallow. –verb …
18shallow — shal|low1 [ ʃælou ] adjective ** 1. ) with only a short distance from the top or surface to the bottom: Move to the shallow end of the pool. He dug a shallow trench. The dish needs to be quite shallow. ─ opposite DEEP 2. ) not interested in… …
19shallow */*/ — UK [ˈʃæləʊ] / US [ˈʃæloʊ] adjective Word forms shallow : adjective shallow comparative shallower superlative shallowest 1) with only a short distance from the top or surface to the bottom Move to the shallow end of the pool. He dug a shallow… …
20shallow — shal•low [[t]ˈʃæl oʊ[/t]] adj. low•er, low•est, 1) of little depth: shallow water[/ex] 2) lacking depth; superficial: a shallow mind[/ex] 3) taking in a relatively small amount of air in each inhalation: shallow breathing[/ex] 4) Usu., shallows.… …
