"shallow end" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: shallow ends [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shallow end (plural shallow ends)
  1. The part of a swimming pool with relatively shallow water. Coordinate_terms: deep end Translations (part of a swimming pool with relatively shallow water): matala pääty (Finnish), matala pää (Finnish), petite profondeur [feminine] (French), płytki koniec [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-shallow_end-en-noun-M-dziiWg Disambiguation of 'part of a swimming pool with relatively shallow water': 99 1
  2. (figuratively) A situation where little expertise or experience is required. Tags: figuratively Coordinate_terms: deep end
    Sense id: en-shallow_end-en-noun-nAZW8PMm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 72

Inflected forms

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