"shallow end" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shallow ends [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} shallow end (plural shallow ends)
  1. The part of a swimming pool with relatively shallow water Related terms: deep end
    Sense id: en-shallow_end-en-noun-GSvvDkY9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8
  2. (idiomatic) A situation where little expertise or experience is required. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-shallow_end-en-noun-nAZW8PMm

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for shallow end meaning in English (1.1kB)

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