shallows
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shallows
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shal - lows -> shallows
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shallow /'ʃælǝƱ/ adj (-er , -est)
၁။ တိမ်သော။ shallow water ❍ a shallow dish/bowl ❍ the shallow end of the swimming-pool.
၂။ (derog ) မလေးနက်သော။ ပေါ့တန်သော။ He talks a lot, but I find him rather shallow and superficial. ❍ a shallow expression of emotion.
၃။ ညင်းညင်း ရှူသော။ Compare DEEP1
❏ shallowly adv ညင်းညင်း။ breathing shallowly. shallowness n [U]
❏ shallows n [pl] ရေတိမ်ပိုင်း။ paddling in the shallows.
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low, thin, cursory, depthless, empty, empty-headed, farcical, featherbrained, flat, flighty, flimsy, foolish, frivolous, frothy, half-baked, hollow, idle, ignorant, inane, inconsiderable, insubstantial, light, lightweight, mantelpiece, meaningless, narrow, not deep, one-dimensional, paltry, petty, piddling, puerile, sand bar, sandbank, sandbanks, shallows, shelf, shoal, silly, simple, sketchy, skin-deep, slight, superficial, surface, trifling, trivial, uncritical, unintelligent, unsound, unthinking, vain, wishy-washy
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aware, big, consequential, considered, deep, full, important, intelligent, major, profound, raised, significant, thick, thoughtful, useful, worthwhile
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