Meaning of Shallow | Babel Free
ˈʃæl.oʊDefinitions
- A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.
- A surname.
- A fish, the rudd.
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A costermonger's barrow. historical
Equivalents
Examples
“The ship ran aground in an unexpected shallow.”
“A swift stream is not heard in the channel, but […]upon shallows of gravel.”
“dashed on the shallows of the moving sand”
“It happened that, as I was watching some of the little people bathing in a shallow, one of them was seized with cramp and began drifting downstream.”
“He dipped his hand in the shallow: Water ran over and under Hair on a narrow wrist bone; […]”
“You might have gone there quite as easily, and enjoyed yourself much more, had your mode of conveyance been the railway, or a hansom, or even a costermonger's shallow.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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