shallow

[ shal-oh ]

/ ˈʃæl oʊ /

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adjective, shal·low·er, shal·low·est.

of little depth; not deep: shallow water.

lacking depth; superficial: a mind that is not narrow but shallow.

taking in a relatively small amount of air in each inhalation: shallow breathing.

Baseball. relatively close to home plate: The shortstop caught the pop fly in shallow left field.

noun

Usually shallows. (used with a singular or plural verb) a shallow part of a body of water; shoal.

adverb

Baseball. at a shallow position: With the pitcher up, the outfielders played shallow.

verb (used with or without object)

to make or become shallow.

Origin of shallow

1350–1400; Middle English schalowe (adj.); akin to Old English sceald shallow (see shoal¹)

OTHER WORDS FROM shallow

shal·low·ly, adverb shal·low·ness, noun

Words nearby shallow

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Men cross the river at shallow points with herds of animals while women tend the fields in colorful dresses.

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They should not be too deep nor too shallow, one is as bad as the other.

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They'd locate a shallow rill; then they'd build an airlock to protect them against chance meteorites.

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British Dictionary definitions for shallow

shallow

/ (ˈʃæləʊ) /

adjective

having little depth

lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial

noun

(often plural) a shallow place in a body of water; shoal

verb

to make or become shallow

Derived forms of shallow

shallowly, adverb shallowness, noun

Word Origin for shallow

C15: related to Old English sceald shallow; see shoal 1

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shallow

adjective, shal·low·er, shal·low·est.

noun

adverb

verb (used with or without object)

Origin of shallow

OTHER WORDS FROM shallow

Words nearby shallow

Example sentences from the Web for shallow

British Dictionary definitions for shallow

adjective

noun

verb

Derived forms of shallow

Word Origin for shallow

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

shallow

adjective, shal·low·er, shal·low·est.

noun

adverb

verb (used with or without object)

Origin of shallow

OTHER WORDS FROM shallow

Words nearby shallow

Words related to shallow

Example sentences from the Web for shallow

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