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shallow

/ˈʃaləʊ/

adjective1 of 3

not deep; a small distance between the lowest and highest point

  • “The curriculum of this school is wide and shallow.”Tatoeba
  • “This part of the lake is very shallow.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

noun2 of 3

A fish, the rudd.

verb3 of 3

To make or become less deep.

Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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