| Main Entry: | sand bar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ridge of sand |
Synonyms: |
sandbank, sandbar, shoal, tombolo |
| Main Entry: | reef |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | underwater or partially submerged ledge |
Synonyms: |
atoll, bank, bar, beach, cay, coral reef, ridge, rock, rock barrier, sand bar, shoal, skerry |
| Main Entry: | shallow |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not deep |
Synonyms: |
cursory, depthless, empty, flat, hollow, inconsiderable, sand bar, shelf, shoal, slight, superficial, surface, trifling, trivial, unsound |
| Notes: | callow means lacking experience of life, immature - while shallow means lacking depth of intellect, emotion, or knowledge |
Antonyms: |
deep |
| Main Entry: | shallow |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
Related
Adjectives: |
shallow, ankle-deep, eurybathyic, just enough to wet one's feet, knee-deep, neritic, shoal, shoaly, skin-deep, superficial
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