shoal
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adj \ˈshōl\Definition of SHOAL
: shallow
Examples of SHOAL
- <shoal waters of the bay meant that our ship had to be moored a considerable distance from shore>
Origin of SHOAL
alteration of Middle English shold, from Old English sceald — more at skeleton
First Known Use: circa 1554
Related to SHOAL
Related Words: skin-deep, superficial, surface; fathomable, measurable; finite, limited, measured, restricted; even, flat, flush, horizontal, level, plane, smooth; two-dimensional
Near Antonyms: abysmal, abyssal, bottomless, boundless, endless, immeasurable, inestimable, infinite, limitless, measureless, profound, unfathomable, unlimited, vast; navigable
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