shallows

1. 1
   nounplural

   A part of a lake, river, or sea where the water is not deep.

   Like the end of a swimming pool where you can still stand up.

   The children splashed around in the shallows near the shore.

   Boats can get stuck in the shallows if the captain isn't careful.

   Similarshoals

   Oppositedepths

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2. 2
   noun

   Plural of shallow. Use this when talking about more than one shallow place in the water.

   The river has several shallows where you can wade across.

   We marked the shallows on our map before setting out.

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3. 3
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of shallow. Use this form with he, she, or it.

   The lake shallows slowly as you walk toward the beach.

   The stream shallows where the rocks rise up from the bed.

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