"shallows" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} shallows
  1. plural of shallow Tags: form-of, plural Form of: shallow
    Sense id: en-shallows-en-noun-ZSjATIyd Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 41 15 45

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} shallows pl (plural only)
  1. An area in a large body of water with many shallow areas. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (shallow waters): daes (Ahtna), ရေတိမ် (retim) (Burmese), Untiefe [feminine] (German), άβαθα (ávatha) [neuter, plural] (Greek), αβαθή ύδατα (avathí ýdata) [neuter, plural] (Greek), ālia [especially] (Hawaiian)
    Sense id: en-shallows-en-noun-QndLngDZ Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 41 15 45

Verb

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  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of shallow Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: shallow
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