shallow end

noun

The part of a swimming pool with relatively shallow water.

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Meanings

nounshallow end (plural shallow ends)

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 swim

    2003, “Blue”, in Maynard James Keenan (lyrics), Thirteenth Step (Hard Rock, Alternative Metal), performed by A Perfect Circle, United States: Virgin Records, →OCLC
  2. figurativelyA situation where little expertise or experience is required.

Translations

Afrikaans vlak kant
  • vlak kantpart of a swimming pool with relatively shallow water
Finnish matala pääty, matala pää
  • matala päätypart of a swimming pool with relatively shallow water
  • matala pääpart of a swimming pool with relatively shallow water
French petite profondeur
  • petite profondeurpart of a swimming pool with relatively shallow water
Polish płytki koniec
  • płytki koniecpart of a swimming pool with relatively shallow water
Cite this entry
APA

shallow end. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shallow%20end

MLA

“shallow end.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shallow%20end. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shallow end,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shallow%20end.

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