shoal

¹shoal

adj \ˈshōl\

Definition of SHOAL

: shallow

Examples of SHOAL

1. <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

Synonyms: depthless, shallow

Antonyms: deep

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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Other Oceanography Terms

littoral, sound

Rhymes with SHOAL

bole, boll, bowl, coal, cole, Cole, dhole, dole, droll, foal, goal, hole, knoll, kohl, Kohl, mole, ole, pole, poll, prole, role, roll, scroll, Seoul, skoal, sol, sole, soul, stole, stroll, thole, tole, toll, troll, vole, whole