body of water vs shallow

shallow vs body of water

body of water and shallow both are nouns.

body of water is not an adjective while shallow is an adjective.

body of water is not a verb while shallow is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
body of water	Yes	No	No	No
shallow	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, shallow is a hyponym of body of water; that is, shallow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than body of water:

body of water: the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
shallow: a stretch of shallow water

Other hyponyms of body of water include backwater, bay, embayment, channel, drink, estuary, flowage, crossing, ford, gulf, high sea, international waters, inlet, recess, lake, briny, main, mid-water, ocean, offing, polynya, pool, puddle, sea, seven seas, shoal, sound, stream, watercourse, territorial waters, falls, waterfall, waterway.

body of water (noun)	shallow (noun)
the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)	a stretch of shallow water

body of water (adjective)	shallow (adjective)
	lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
	not deep or strong; not affecting one deeply
	lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious

body of water (verb)	shallow (verb)
	become shallow
	make shallow

Difference between body of water and shallow

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