shallows.

The parts of a body of water where its depth is small.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• wade into the shallows
• sandy shallows
• warm shallows

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Minnows scattered through the shallows.

They pulled the canoe into the sandy shallows.

Beyond the warm shallows, the lake turned abruptly dark.

Usage notes

Primary category: environment. Normally plural in this noun sense; shallow is the related adjective, not another selected entry. Plural noun; singular shallow is not usual for this collective landscape sense.