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1 shallow
['ʃæləu]1) (not deep: shallow water; a shallow pit.) grunnur2) (not able to think seriously or feel deeply: a rather shallow personality.) grunnhygginn•- shallows -
2 aground
adjective, adverb((of ships) (stuck) on the bed of the sea etc in shallow water: Our boat ran aground.) strandaður -
3 causeway
['ko:zwei](a raised pathway, road etc over wet ground or shallow water.) upphækkaður vegur/stígur -
4 continental shelf
noun (the part of a continent that is under a relatively shallow sea.) -
5 dish
[diʃ]1) (a plate, bowl etc in which food is brought to the table: a large shallow dish.) diskur2) (food mixed and prepared for the table: She served us an interesting dish containing chicken and almonds.) réttur•- dish-washing
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6 ford
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7 frying-pan
noun (a shallow pan, usually with a long handle, for frying food in.) steikarpanna -
8 lagoon
[lə'ɡu:n](a shallow stretch of water separated from the sea by sandbanks, coral reefs etc.) lón -
9 mudskipper
noun (a small fish found in shallow coastal waters, able to jump about and climb low rocks to look for food.) fisktegund -
10 paddle
['pædl] I verb(to walk about in shallow water: The children went paddling in the sea.) busla, skvampaII 1. noun(a short, light oar, often with a blade at each end of the shaft, used in canoes etc.) róðraspaði, kajakár2. verb(to move with a paddle: He paddled the canoe along the river.) róa- paddle-wheel -
11 plate
[pleit]1) (a shallow dish for holding food etc: china plates.) diskur2) (a sheet of metal etc: The ship was built of steel plates.) málmplata3) (articles made of, or plated with, usually gold or silver: a collection of gold plate.) munir með silfur-/gullhúð4) (a flat piece of metal inscribed with eg a name, for fixing to a door, or with a design etc, for use in printing.) skilti5) (an illustration in a book, usually on glossy paper: The book has ten full-colour plates.) prentuð mynd6) ((also dental plate) a piece of plastic that fits in the mouth with false teeth attached to it.) gervigómur/-tennur7) (a sheet of glass etc coated with a sensitive film, used in photography.) ljósmyndaplata•- plated- plateful
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12 rolling
adjective ((of a landscape) having low hills and shallow valleys, without steep slopes.) öldóttur -
13 saucer
['so:sə](a small shallow dish for placing under a cup: Could you bring me another cup and saucer?) undirskál -
14 shallows
noun plural (a place where the water is shallow: There are dangerous rocks and shallows near the island.) grynningar -
15 shoal
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16 spoon
[spu:n] 1. noun1) (an instrument shaped like a shallow bowl with a handle for lifting food (especially soup or pudding) to the mouth, or for stirring tea, coffee etc: a teaspoon/soup-spoon.) (mat-/te-/súpu)skeið2) (a spoonful.) matskeið2. verb(to lift or scoop up with a spoon: She spooned food into the baby's mouth.) taka upp með skeið, ausa- spoonful- spoon-feed -
17 stepping-stones
noun plural (large stones placed in a shallow stream etc, on which a person can step when crossing.) staksteinar, stiklur -
18 tambourine
[tæmbə'ri:n](a shallow, one-sided drum with tinkling metal discs in the rim, held in the hand and shaken or beaten.) tambúrína
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Shallow — Shal low, a. [Compar. {Shallower}; superl. {Shallowest}.] [OE. schalowe, probably originally, sloping or shelving; cf. Icel. skj[=a]lgr wry, squinting, AS. sceolh, D. & G. scheel, OHG. schelah. Cf. {Shelve} to slope, {Shoal} shallow.] 1. Not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shallow — [shal′ō] adj. [ME shalow < OE * scealw < IE base * (s)kel , to dry out > SHOAL2, Gr skellein] 1. not deep [a shallow lake] 2. lacking depth of character, intellect, or meaning; superficial 3. slight; weak [shallow breathing] … English World dictionary
Shallow — Shal low, v. t. To make shallow. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shallow — Shal low, v. i. To become shallow, as water. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shallow — [adj1] not deep cursory, depthless, empty, flat, hollow, inconsiderable, sand bar, shelf, shoal, slight, superficial, surface, trifling, trivial, unsound; concepts 737,777 Ant. deep shallow [adj2] unintelligent, ignorant cursory, empty, empty… … New thesaurus
shallow — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of little depth. 2) not showing, requiring, or capable of serious thought. ► NOUN (shallows) ▪ a shallow area of water. DERIVATIVES shallowly adverb shallowness noun … English terms dictionary
Shallow — Shal low, n. 1. A place in a body of water where the water is not deep; a shoal; a flat; a shelf. [1913 Webster] A swift stream is not heard in the channel, but upon shallows of gravel. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Dashed on the shallows of the moving… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shallow — index barren, cursory, fatuous, frivolous, puerile, superficial, trivial, volatile Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
shallow — (adj.) c.1400, schalowe not deep, probably from O.E. sceald (see SHOAL (Cf. shoal)). Of breathing, attested from 1875; of thought or feeling, superficial, first recorded 1580s. The noun, usually shallows, is first recorded 1570s, from the… … Etymology dictionary
shallow — adj *superficial, cursory, uncritical Analogous words: slim, slight, slender, *thin: trivial, trifling, *petty, paltry: empty, hollow, idle, *vain … New Dictionary of Synonyms
shallow — 01. The sign said, Warning: [Shallow] water Do Not Dive. 02. The children were wading around in the warm [shallow] water of the bay, trying to catch fish. 03. The body of an unknown man has been found in a [shallow] grave in a forested area on… … Grammatical examples in English
