Shallows

Synonyms for "shallows" (29 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (6)

bankbarcoral reefflat
Noun(2 words)
become shallowerdecrease depth

Strong matches (9)

Noun(4 words)
lose depthlow-depth zonenearshore areareduce depth

Related words (14)

rockbound coastsandbanksandbarshelfshoalsnagsnake in the grassundercurrentundertow
Noun(5 words)
shallowshallow watersshoalsuperficial aspectsurface feature

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

4 entries
aspectsdepth changedimensionsgeographic feature

More specific

10 entries
basin shallowingbed shallowingchannel shallowingrifflesandbarsediment driven shallowingshoalsuperficial aspectssurface featurestidal shallowing

Collocations

11 entries
channel shallowsestuary shallowsin the shallowsriver shallowssediment deposition shallowsshallow watershallow watersshallows the riverthe shallowstidal shallowswater depth shallows

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

5 entries

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Tom went splashing through the shallows.

Source: tatoeba (327208)

Three more / fierce Eurus from the deep sea dashed ashore / on quicks and shallows, pitiful to view, / and round them heaped the sandbanks.

Source: tatoeba (6780332)

Far off is seen, above the billowy mere, / Trinacrian AEtna, and the distant roar / of ocean and the beaten rocks we hear, / and the loud burst of breakers on the shore; / high from the shallows leap the surges hoar, / and surf and sand mix eddying.

Source: tatoeba (7334985)

He went splashing through the shallows.

Source: tatoeba (8481688)

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