Shallow (song)
WordNet
adjective
(1) Lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
"Shallow water"
"A shallow dish"
"A shallow cut"
"A shallow closet"
"Established a shallow beachhead"
"Hit the ball to shallow left field"
(2) Not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply
"Shallow breathing"
"A night of shallow fretful sleep"
"In a shallow trance"
(3) Lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious
"Shallow people"
"His arguments seemed shallow and tedious"
noun
(4) A stretch of shallow water
verb
(5) Become shallow
"The lake shallowed over time"
(6) Make shallow
"The silt shallowed the canal"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
- This crater is relatively shallow
- Saute the onions in a shallow pan
- Extending not far downward.
- The water is shallow here
- Concerned mainly with superficial matters.
- It was a glamorous but shallow lifestyle
- Lacking interest or substance.
- The acting is good, but the characters are shallow
Noun
- A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.
- The ship ran aground in an unexpected shallow.
Verb
- To make or become less deep