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Shelfy

Abounding in shelves; full of dangerous shallows.

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Shallow 84% connected

Not deep; having little depth; shoal.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Shallow 84% connected

Not deep; having little depth; shoal.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Shelf 74% connected

A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Shelf 74% connected

A flat tablet or ledge of any material set horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects of use or ornament.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Reefy 92% connected

Full of reefs or rocks.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Shelvy 92% connected

Sloping gradually; shelving.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Shoaly 92% connected

Full of shoals, or shallow places.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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