shallow vs body of water

body of water vs shallow

shallow and body of water both are nouns.

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

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

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

As nouns, body of water is a hypernym of shallow; that is, body of water is a word with a broader meaning than shallow:

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

Other hypernyms of shallow include water.

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

shallow (adjective)	body of water (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

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

Difference between shallow and body of water

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