shallow

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 See also 1.5 Verb 1.6 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Origin uncertain; apparently related to Old English sceald.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈʃaləʊ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈʃæl.oʊ/, SAMPA: /"S{l.oU/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -æləʊ

[edit] Adjective

shallow (comparative shallower, superlative shallowest)

1. Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.

   This crater is relatively shallow

   Saute the onions in a shallow pan

2. Extending not far downward.

   The water is shallow here

3. Concerned mainly with superficial matters.

   It was a glamorous but shallow lifestyle

4. Lacking interest or substance.

   The acting is good, but the characters are shallow

[edit] Antonyms

• deep

[edit] Translations

[edit] Noun

shallow (plural shallows)

1. A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.

   The ship ran aground in an unexpected shallow.

[edit] Usage notes

• Usually used in the plural form.

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• shoal
• sandbar
• sandbank

[edit] Verb

to shallow (third-person singular simple present shallows, present participle shallowing, simple past and past participle shallowed)

1. To make or become less deep
   • 2009, Andrew Z. Krug et al., “Signature of the End-Cretaceous Mass Extinction in the Modern Biota”[1], Science, vol. 323, no. 5915, February 6, pages 767-771: 

     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 ).

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ahllosw
• hallows