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shallow end

shallow end noun: the part of a swimming pool with relatively shallow water.

Noun

shallow end (plural shallow ends)

  1. The part of a swimming pool with relatively shallow water.
    • Best to keep things in the shallow end / 'Cause I never quite learned how to swim2003, “Blue”, in Maynard James Keenan (lyrics), Thirteenth Step (Hard Rock, Alternative Metal), performed by A Perfect Circle, United States: Virgin Records, →OCLC
  2. (figuratively) A situation where little expertise or experience is required.

Forms of shallow end

pluralshallow ends

Questions about shallow end

What does shallow end mean?
Shallow end means the part of a swimming pool with relatively shallow water.
What part of speech is shallow end?
Shallow end is a noun.
What is the plural of shallow end?
The plural of shallow end is shallow ends.

Words near shallow end in the dictionary

  1. shallow copy
  2. shallow cove
  3. shallow coves
  4. shallow embedding
  5. shallow embeddings
  6. shallow end
  7. shallow ends
  8. shallow fellow
  9. shallow fellows
  10. Shallow Water
  11. shallow-copied

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