Difference between Shallow and Shoal

What is the difference between Shallow and Shoal?

Shallow as a noun is a shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water. while Shoal as a noun is a large number of fish of the same species swimming together.

Shallow

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide. Extending not far downward. Concerned mainly with superficial matters. Lacking interest or substance.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A shallow portion of an otherwise deep body of water.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To make or become less deep

Example sentence: Women on the whole are often not as shallow as men are. They can be, but they cut through things a little more easily than men do in terms of that superficial stuff.

Shoal

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A large number of fish of the same species swimming together.A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow.A large group of marine invertebrates or squid that move as a unit.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To arrive at a shallow (or less deep) area.To cause a shallowing.

We hope you now know whether to use Shallow or Shoal in your sentence.

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