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Shallow

Not deep; having little depth; shoal.

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Fordable 84% connected

Capable of being forded.

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Fordable 84% connected

Capable of being forded.

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Knee-deep 84% connected

Rising to the knees; knee-high; as, water or snow knee-deep.

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Knee-deep 84% connected

Rising to the knees; knee-high; as, water or snow knee-deep.

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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Light 84% connected

That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.

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Reefy 84% connected

Full of reefs or rocks.

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Reefy 84% connected

Full of reefs or rocks.

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Shelfy 84% connected

Abounding in shelves; full of dangerous shallows.

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Shelfy 84% connected

Abounding in shelves; full of dangerous shallows.

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Shelvy 84% connected

Sloping gradually; shelving.

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Shelvy 84% connected

Sloping gradually; shelving.

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Shoaly 84% connected

Full of shoals, or shallow places.

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Shoaly 84% connected

Full of shoals, or shallow places.

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Superficial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficia…

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Superficial 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficia…

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Wakeful 84% connected

Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.

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Wakeful 84% connected

Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.

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Broader term 4

Alter 76% connected

To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either partially or wholly; to vary; to modify.

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Change 76% connected

To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one state to another; as, to change the position, character, or appearance of a thing; to change t…

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Modify 76% connected

To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms o…

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Water 76% connected

The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc.

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Derivationally related 6

Shallowness 74% connected

Quality or state of being shallow.

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Shallowness 74% connected

Quality or state of being shallow.

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Shoal 74% connected

A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; -- said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass.

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Shoal 74% connected

A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; -- said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass.

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Superficiality 74% connected

The quality or state of being superficial; also, that which is superficial.

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Superficiality 74% connected

The quality or state of being superficial; also, that which is superficial.

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Deepness 66% connected

The state or quality of being deep, profound, mysterious, secretive, etc.; depth; profundity; -- opposed to shallowness.

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Deepness 66% connected

The state or quality of being deep, profound, mysterious, secretive, etc.; depth; profundity; -- opposed to shallowness.

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Depth 66% connected

The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular measurement downward from the surface, or horizontal measurement backward from the front; as, the…

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Depth 66% connected

The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular measurement downward from the surface, or horizontal measurement backward from the front; as, the…

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Synonym 1

Shoal 92% connected

A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; -- said especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass.

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Antonym 2

Deep 94% connected

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured…

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Deep 94% connected

Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular dimension (measured from the surface downward, and distinguished from high, which is measured…

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