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| shoal [ shōl ] |
noun (plural shoals) |
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1. shallow water: an area of shallow water in a larger body of water
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2. underwater sandbank: an underwater sandbank or sandbar that is visible at low water
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verb (past and past participle shoaled, present participle shoal·ing, 3rd person present singular shoals) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make or become shallow: to become shallow or shallower, or make something shallow
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2. intransitive verb enter shallower water: to enter a shallower area of water
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adjective |
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shallow: describes water that is shallow
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| [ Old English sceald "shallow" < Germanic] |
