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shallow
adjective
noun
verb
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
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ˈʃaləʊ
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adjective
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
“shallow water”
adjective
not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply
“shallow breathing”
adjective
lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious
“shallow people”
noun
a stretch of shallow water
verb
become shallow
“the lake shallowed over time”
verb
make shallow
“The silt shallowed the canal”
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shallow water
a shallow dish
a shallow cut
a shallow closet
established a shallow beachhead
shallow breathing
a night of shallow fretful sleep
in a shallow trance
shallow people
his arguments seemed shallow and tedious
the lake shallowed over time
The silt shallowed the canal
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