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Halloween
noun
-
Halloween
the
evening
of
October
31
when
people
,
especially
children
,
celebrate
by
wearing
costumes
,
carving
pumpkins
,
playing
tricks
,
and
asking
for
sweets
from
houses
•
On
Halloween
,
children
in
the
neighborhood
dressed
up
as
superheroes
and
went
door
to
door
collecting
candy
.
On
Halloween
,
children
in
the
neighborhood
dressed
up
as
superheroes
and
went
door
to
door
collecting
candy
.
•
We
carved
a
spooky
pumpkin
together
the
night
before
Halloween
.
We
carved
a
spooky
pumpkin
together
the
night
before
Halloween
.
From
Scots
"
Hallowe'en
",
a
contraction
of
"
All
Hallows'
even
",
meaning
the
evening
before
All
Hallows'
Day
(
All
Saints'
Day
).
shallow
adjective
-
shallow
,
shallower
,
shallowest
not
deep
;
measuring
only
a
short
distance
from
the
top
surface
downward
•
The
kids
splashed
safely
in
the
shallow
end
of
the
pool
.
The
kids
splashed
safely
in
the
shallow
end
of
the
pool
.
•
He
could
see
the
smooth
stones
on
the
riverbed
through
the
shallow
water
.
He
could
see
the
smooth
stones
on
the
riverbed
through
the
shallow
water
.
From
Old
English
sceald
,
meaning
‘
not
deep
’,
related
to
Dutch
schel
‘
thin
’.
adjective
-
shallow
,
shallower
,
shallowest
showing
little
thought
,
feeling
,
or
knowledge
;
superficial
•
The
movie
was
criticized
for
its
shallow
characters
and
predictable
plot
.
The
movie
was
criticized
for
its
shallow
characters
and
predictable
plot
.
•
She
realized
her
friendship
with
him
had
been
shallow
and
based
only
on
social
media
likes
.
She
realized
her
friendship
with
him
had
been
shallow
and
based
only
on
social
media
likes
.
Figurative
sense
recorded
from
the
16th
century
,
extending
physical
‘
not
deep
’
to
ideas
and
emotions
.
noun
-
shallow
,
shallower
,
shallowest
a
place
in
a
body
of
water
where
the
depth
is
small
•
Fish
often
gather
in
the
shallow
near
the
riverbank
.
Fish
often
gather
in
the
shallow
near
the
riverbank
.
•
The
boat
ran
aground
on
a
hidden
shallow
.
The
boat
ran
aground
on
a
hidden
shallow
.
Noun
use
developed
from
the
adjective
in
Middle
English
,
referring
to
the
shallow
parts
of
seas
and
rivers
.
verb
-
shallow
,
shallowing
,
shallows
,
shallowed
,
shallower
,
shallowest
to
become
less
deep
,
or
to
make
something
less
deep
•
The
river
shallowed
as
it
approached
the
delta
.
The
river
shallowed
as
it
approached
the
delta
.
•
Engineers
plan
to
shallow
the
canal
so
small
boats
can
pass
safely
.
Engineers
plan
to
shallow
the
canal
so
small
boats
can
pass
safely
.
Verb
use
arose
in
the
17th
century
from
the
adjective
,
patterned
after
pairs
like
‘
short/shorten
’.